# upwardly vs upwards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### upwardly
*adverb · frequency rank #49,699*
In an upward manner.

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

## Source
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