earthward
adjective, adverb
earthward is spelled E-A-R-T-H-W-A-R-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, earthward means “Towards or in the direction of the Earth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in earthward?
| Letters | 9: E-A-R-T-H-W-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is earthward?
Earthward appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of earthward
- more earthward comparative
- most earthward superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earthward mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
adverb
- 1
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of earthward.
adverb
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of earthward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does earthward come from?
From Middle English ertheward, erþewarde, equivalent to earth + -ward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).