ontological

adj

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"ontological" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ontological” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,368. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,368
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or relating to ontology.

Key facts for ontological
PropertyValue
Headwordontological
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,368
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ontological” sits in English 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). ontological lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around ontological, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,368 among 15,494 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ontological, with forms such as "notological", "onntological", and "onotlogical". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ontology + -ical. The correct English form is ontological, spelled O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to ontology.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence.

Etymology

From ontology + -ical.

This word in other languages

ontológico(Español)ontologique(Français)ontologisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • notological
  • onntological
  • onotlogical
  • ontloogical
  • ontolgoical
  • ontollogical
  • ontologcial
  • ontologgical
  • ontologiacl
  • ontologicall
  • ontologiccal
  • ontologicla
  • ontoloigcal
  • ontoolgical
  • onttological
  • otnological

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ontological - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

notological2onntological1onotlogical2ontloogical2ontolgoical2ontollogical1ontologcial2ontologgical1
Edit distance from "ontological"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ontological"?
"ontological" is spelled O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.
What does "ontological" mean?
As an adjective, "ontological" means: Of or relating to ontology.
What are common misspellings of "ontological"?
Common misspellings include "notological", "onntological", "onotlogical", "ontloogical", "ontolgoical". The correct spelling is "ontological".
What is the origin of the word "ontological"?
From ontology + -ical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ontological”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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