# Ontario

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/ · frequency rank #5,068

## Definitions
1. A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto.
2. A large lake in North America, between the Canadian province of Ontario and the American state of New York; one of the Great Lakes; Lake Ontario.
3. A village in the Cayo District, Belize.
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## Etymology
Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeʔ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiʔ.

## Common misspellings (9)
`notario`, `onatrio`, `onntario`, `ontairo`, `ontaroi`, `ontarrio`, `ontraio`, `onttario`, `otnario`

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