# award

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈwɔːd/ · frequency rank #1,385

## Definitions
1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
3. Funding that has been granted for the conduct of a research project.
4. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
5. A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

## Etymology
From Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin *exwardare, from Latin ex (“out”) + Medieval Latin wardare, guardare (“to observe, regard, guard”); see ward, guard, regard.

## Easily confused with
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-away)
- **awry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-awry)
- **awed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-awed)
- **aware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-aware)
- **awash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-awash)
- **aways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-aways)
- **awards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-awards)
- **awkward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/award-vs-awkward)
- **ard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-award)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-award)
- **Aar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aar-vs-award)
- **Afar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-award)
- **agar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-award)
- **Amar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-award)
- **AARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aarp-vs-award)
- **Asad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asad-vs-award)
- **ajar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajar-vs-award)
- **apart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apart-vs-award)
- **alarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alarm-vs-award)
- **awake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awake-vs-award)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aawrd`, `awadr`, `awardd`, `awarrd`, `awrad`, `awward`, `waard`

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