# onward vs onwards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### onward
*adjective · IPA /ˈɒnwəd/ · frequency rank #15,873*
Moving forward.

### onwards
*adverb · frequency rank #12,821*
Onward.

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