take it on the lam
"take-it-on-the-lam" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“take it on the lam” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To escape.
Corpus desk
Index EN-take-it-on-the-lam · take it on the lam · English
take it on the lam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | take it on the lam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “take it on the lam” in English
Rare enough to double-check
take it on the lam is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To escape.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for take it on the lam, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From on the lam. The correct English form is take it on the lam, spelled T-A-K-E- -I-T- -O-N- -T-H-E- -L-A-M.
Definition
- 1To escape.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how take it on the lam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They didn't take it on the lam weirdly inside a cloud the way Clevinger had done.
Etymology
From on the lam.
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.