# skyward

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #42,410

## Definitions
1. At or toward the sky.

## Etymology
From sky + -ward.

## Easily confused with
- **steward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skyward-vs-steward)
- **spyware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skyward-vs-spyware)
- **Seward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-skyward)
- **Skylar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skylar-vs-skyward)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ksyward`, `skkyward`, `skwyard`, `skyawrd`, `skywadr`, `skywardd`, `skywarrd`, `skywrad`, `skywward`, `skyyward`, `sskyward`, `sykward`

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