Is おわる ever written as "終る"?


Is 終る ever used, or only 終わる, or is there any difference? I only ask because
both are suggested when I type おわる.




It's an uncommon variant of 終わる. For the background, read this question:
[What's the difference between 落す and
落とす?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/36568/5010)

Although 終る is officially "allowed" (because it was traditionally used in the
past when the language was not very standardized), it looks outdated, is no
longer taught at school, and may be considered wrong in exams. 終わる is always
safer in modern Japanese.

