tearaway
/ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/
"tearaway" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tearaway” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tearaway · tearaway · English
tearaway · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tearaway |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tearaway” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tearaway is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tearaway, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tear + away. The correct English form is tearaway, spelled T-E-A-R-A-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tearaway appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She opened her heart / To a tearaway (sheepskin tearaway) / Was covered with scars / And full of heroin
Etymology
From tear + away.
Synonyms
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.