# upward

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈʌpwɚd/ · frequency rank #11,147

## Definitions
1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
2. In the upper parts; above.
3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

## Etymology
From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward.

## Easily confused with
- **upwards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upward-vs-upwards)
- **upwardly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upward-vs-upwardly)
- **upland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upland-vs-upward)

## Common misspellings (9)
`puward`, `upawrd`, `uppward`, `upwadr`, `upwardd`, `upwarrd`, `upwrad`, `upwward`, `uwpard`

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