# awry

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #31,449

## Definitions
1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
2. Perversely, improperly.

## Etymology
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

## Easily confused with
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awry-vs-ay)
- **aww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awry-vs-aww)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awry-vs-aws)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awry-vs-ayr)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aw-vs-awry)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ar-vs-awry)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/are-vs-awry)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/any-vs-awry)
- **air** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/air-vs-awry)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/art-vs-awry)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arm-vs-awry)
- **arc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arc-vs-awry)
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amy-vs-awry)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awe-vs-awry)
- **ark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ark-vs-awry)
- **Ari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ari-vs-awry)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ara-vs-awry)
- **ard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ard-vs-awry)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arr-vs-awry)
- **arg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arg-vs-awry)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arwy`, `awrry`, `awryy`, `awwry`, `awyr`

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