# ard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑɹd/ · frequency rank #26,332

## Definitions
1. A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-at)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-aw)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-au)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-ay)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-ax)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-are)
- **ask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-ask)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-art)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-ass)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-arm)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-ate)
- **ash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-ash)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-aye)
- **ATM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-atm)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-axe)

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