# underway

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/ · frequency rank #8,739

## Definitions
1. In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

## Etymology
Calque of Dutch onderweg (“underway”), equivalent to under- + way. Compare also German unterwegs.

## Easily confused with
- **underwear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underway-vs-underwear)

## Common misspellings (12)
`nuderway`, `udnerway`, `undderway`, `underawy`, `underrway`, `underwayy`, `underwway`, `underwya`, `undewray`, `undreway`, `unedrway`, `unnderway`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/underway