towards

\tə.ˈwɔːdz\

/\tə.ˈwɔːdz\/ prep

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The verdict

“towards” is uncommon French (frequency #58,305 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,305
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vis-à-vis de, en relation avec.

Key facts for towards
PropertyValue
Headwordtowards
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\tə.ˈwɔːdz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “towards” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). towards lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

towards is uncommon French at frequency #58,305 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as apreposition, transcribed \tə.ˈwɔːdz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for towards, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is towards, spelled T-O-W-A-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vis-à-vis de, en relation avec.
  2. 2
    En, vers, à, envers, pour.

Synonyms

toward

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "towards"?
"towards" is spelled T-O-W-A-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tə.ˈwɔːdz\.
What does "towards" mean?
As a preposition, "towards" means: Vis-à-vis de, en relation avec.
How do you pronounce "towards"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "towards" is \tə.ˈwɔːdz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "towards" come from?
"towards" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “towards”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-W-A-R-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tə.ˈwɔːdz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list