# Niagara

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/ · frequency rank #14,594

## Definitions
1. A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
3. A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
4. A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
5. A town in New York.
6. A city and village in North Dakota.
7. A city and town in Wisconsin.
8. The Niagara Falls.

## Etymology
From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.

## Easily confused with
- **Nagar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagar-vs-niagara)

## Common misspellings (9)
`inagara`, `naigara`, `niaagra`, `niagaar`, `niagarra`, `niaggara`, `niagraa`, `nigaara`, `nniagara`

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