landward

adj

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"landward" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“landward” is uncommon English (frequency #76,931 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,931
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Located, facing or moving in the direction of the land, as opposed to the sea.

Key facts for landward
PropertyValue
Headwordlandward
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “landward” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). landward lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

landward is uncommon English at frequency #76,931 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for landward in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From land + -ward. The correct English form is landward, spelled L-A-N-D-W-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Located, facing or moving in the direction of the land, as opposed to the sea.
  2. 2
    Of the country as opposed to the city, rural; agricultural.

Etymology

From land + -ward.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "landward"?
"landward" is spelled L-A-N-D-W-A-R-D.
What does "landward" mean?
As an adjective, "landward" means: Located, facing or moving in the direction of the land, as opposed to the sea.
What is the origin of the word "landward"?
From land + -ward. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “landward”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-A-N-D-W-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list