straightway
noun, adverb
straightway is spelled S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T-W-A-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, straightway means “A straight section of a racetrack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of straightway is straightways.
How many letters and syllables are in straightway?
| Letters | 11: S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is straightway?
Straightway appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce straightway?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-straightway.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of straightway
- straightways plural
- straightaway
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does straightway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A straight section of a racetrack.
adverb
- 1
datedSynonym of straightaway or straight away (“at once, immediately”).
- 2
nonstandardDirectly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Straightway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | recta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does straightway come from?
From straight + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).