Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: front-ward
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adv

Etymology

Etymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English frontward From front + -ward.

Inflected Forms

more frontward (comparative) most frontward (superlative)

Derived Forms

frontwards

Phrases

w:Adverbial genitive

Frequently Paired Words

w:Adverbial genitive foreward forward

Synonyms

forward forwards frontwards forrad forrard

Questions

What does frontward mean?: Frontwards.
Where does frontward come from?: Etymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English frontward From front + -ward.

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