# homeward

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈhoʊmwɚd/ · frequency rank #41,678

## Definitions
1. Towards home.

## Etymology
From Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Proto-Germanic *haimawarda, equivalent to home + -ward. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homeward”).

## Easily confused with
- **Howard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homeward-vs-howard)
- **homework** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homeward-vs-homework)
- **Homewood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homeward-vs-homewood)
- **homeworld** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homeward-vs-homeworld)
- **homeland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homeland-vs-homeward)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhomeward`, `hmoeward`, `hoemward`, `homeawrd`, `homewadr`, `homewardd`, `homewarrd`, `homewrad`, `homewward`, `hommeward`, `homweard`, `ohmeward`

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