# upward vs upwards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### upward
*adverb · IPA /ˈʌpwɚd/ · frequency rank #11,147*
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

### upwards
*adverb · IPA /ˈʌpwədz/ · frequency rank #10,472*
Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.

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