# Oswego

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #34,214

## Definitions
1. A large village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States.
2. An unincorporated community in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States, named after Oswego, New York.
3. A city, the county seat of Labette County, Kansas, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States, named after Oswego, NY.
5. A small census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States.
6. A city and town, the county seat of Oswego County, New York, United States.
7. A river in New York which flows into Lake Ontario.
8. A river in New Jersey, United States, which flows into the Wading River.

## Etymology
From a Mohawk name meaning "flowing out", referring to the river.

## Common misspellings (8)
`osewgo`, `osswego`, `osweggo`, `osweog`, `oswgeo`, `oswwego`, `owsego`, `sowego`

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