heavenward
adverb, adjective
heavenward is spelled H-E-A-V-E-N-W-A-R-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, heavenward means “Toward heaven (place of the afterlife)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heavenward?
| Letters | 10: H-E-A-V-E-N-W-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 heavenward?
Heavenward appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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).
What does heavenward mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Toward heaven (place of the afterlife).
- 2
Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.
She rolled her eyes heavenward in exasperation.
adjective
- 1
Leading or rising toward heaven.
adverb
- 1
Alternative form of heavenward.
"Look! There's a hawk!" He pointed Heavenward in excitement.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of heavenward.
She looked at the Heavenward beam of light emitting from the rescue beacon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heavenward in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense toward heaven:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | himmelwärts |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does heavenward come from?
From Middle English hevenward, heveneward, hefneward, equivalent to heaven + -ward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).