# Seward

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈs(j)u.əɹd/ · frequency rank #28,715

## Definitions
1. A surname.
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## Etymology
Originally two distinct names:
* Middle English Seward, Siward, from Old English Siġeweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Sigiwardu, from Proto-Germanic *Sigiwarduz, from *segaz (“victory”) + *warduz (“guard”).
* Middle English Seward, from Old English Sǣweard, from sǣ (“sea”) + weard (“guard”).

## Easily confused with
- **sword** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-sword)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-sewer)
- **swarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-swarm)
- **shard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-shard)
- **sewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-sewed)
- **Stewart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-stewart)
- **steward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-steward)
- **skyward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-skyward)
- **sear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sear-vs-seward)
- **sewage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewage-vs-seward)
- **seared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seared-vs-seward)

## Common misspellings (9)
`esward`, `seawrd`, `sewadr`, `sewardd`, `sewarrd`, `sewrad`, `sewward`, `sseward`, `sweard`

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