Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

readaway

/ˈriːd.ə.weɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: read-away
IPA: /ˈriːd.ə.weɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short holiday or weekend trip in which the main activity is reading and discussing books.

Informal

Example Sentences

"She went on a readaway with friends to relax, read novels, and talk about literature."
"2025, Juliette Sivertsen, The rise of the ‘readaway’: Why Kiwis are travelling to read, The Post"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

readaways (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce readaway?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈriːd.ə.weɪ/.
What does readaway mean?: A short holiday or weekend trip in which the main activity is reading and discussing books.

How to pronounce readaway

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