skywards
adverb
skywards is spelled S-K-Y-W-A-R-D-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, skywards means “In the direction of the sky; upwards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skywards?
| Letters | 8: S-K-Y-W-A-R-D-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 skywards?
Skywards appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 skywards
- skyward
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skywards mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In the direction of the sky; upwards.
The explosion sent him skywards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skywards in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in the direction of the sky:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | himmelwärts |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does skywards come from?
From sky + -wards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).