sidewards
adjective, adverb
sidewards is spelled S-I-D-E-W-A-R-D-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sidewards means “Toward a side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sidewards?
| Letters | 9: S-I-D-E-W-A-R-D-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 sidewards?
Sidewards appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 sidewards
- more sidewards comparative
- most sidewards superlative
- sideward
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sidewards mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Toward a side.
adverb
- 1
Toward a side.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sidewards come from?
From side + -wards. Compare Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).