thataway
/ˈðædəˌweɪ/adverb
thataway is spelled T-H-A-T-A-W-A-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, thataway means “That way (usually in terms of physical direction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thataway?
| Letters | 8: T-H-A-T-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 thataway?
Thataway appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 thataway?
- US /ˈðædəˌweɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-thataway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thataway
- thattaway
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thataway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
That way (usually in terms of physical direction).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thataway come from?
From that + way with anaptyxis of [a], see also -a-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).