take away
/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
"take-away" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“take away” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To remove something and put it in a different place.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | take away |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “take away” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for take away is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for take away, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is take away, spelled T-A-K-E- -A-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1To remove something and put it in a different place.
- 2To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
- 3To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
- 4To subtract or diminish something.
- 5To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
- 6To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
- 7To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “take away”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-A-K-E- -A-W-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.