take away

phrase

The verdict

“take away” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-take-away · take away · Spanish

take away · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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 take away
PropertyValue
Headwordtake away
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “take away” en español

take awayestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

take away is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quitar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for take away, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is take away, spelled T-A-K-E- -A-W-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how take away appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

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 "take away"?
"take away" is spelled T-A-K-E- -A-W-A-Y.
What does "take away" mean?
As a phrase, "take away" means: Quitar.
What language does "take away" come from?
"take away" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list