# northward vs northwards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### northward
*noun · IPA /ˈnɔɹθwɚd/ · frequency rank #21,881*
The direction or area lying to the north of a place.

### northwards
*adverb · frequency rank #41,789*
northward; in a northerly direction

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