# southwards

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #48,498

## Definitions
1. In a southerly direction; towards the south.

## Etymology
From south + -wards.

## Easily confused with
- **Southwark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/southwards-vs-southwark)
- **southward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/southward-vs-southwards)

## Common misspellings (16)
`osuthwards`, `sotuhwards`, `souhtwards`, `southawrds`, `southhwards`, `southwadrs`, `southwardds`, `southwardss`, `southwarrds`, `southwarsd`, `southwrads`, `southwwards`, `soutthwards`, `soutwhards`, `ssouthwards`, `suothwards`

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