northwestward
adjective, adverb
northwestward is spelled N-O-R-T-H-W-E-S-T-W-A-R-D: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, northwestward means “In or toward the northwest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in northwestward?
| Letters | 13: N-O-R-T-H-W-E-S-T-W-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 northwestward?
Northwestward appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 northwestward
- more northwestward comparative
- most northwestward superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does northwestward mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In or toward the northwest
adverb
- 1
Toward the northwest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does northwestward come from?
From northwest + -ward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).