# southward vs southwards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### southward
*noun · IPA /ˈsaʊθwəd/ · frequency rank #26,608*
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.

### southwards
*adverb · frequency rank #48,498*
In a southerly direction; towards the south.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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