way enough

/weɪ əˈnʌf/

//weɪ əˈnʌf// intj

"way-enough" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“way enough” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A coxswain's order for rowers to cease rowing immediately.

Corpus desk

Index EN-way-enough · way enough · English

way enough · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for way enough
PropertyValue
Headwordway enough
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/weɪ əˈnʌf/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “way enough” in English

way enoughsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

way enough is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /weɪ əˈnʌf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A coxswain's order for rowers to cease rowing immediately.".

way enough doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: way (“headway, speed”) + enough. The correct English form is way enough, spelled W-A-Y- -E-N-O-U-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A coxswain's order for rowers to cease rowing immediately.

Etymology

way (“headway, speed”) + enough.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "way enough"?
"way enough" is spelled W-A-Y- -E-N-O-U-G-H. The IPA pronunciation is /weɪ əˈnʌf/.
What does "way enough" mean?
As an interjection, "way enough" means: A coxswain's order for rowers to cease rowing immediately.
How do you pronounce "way enough"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "way enough" is /weɪ əˈnʌf/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "way enough"?
way (“headway, speed”) + enough. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list