# Pontiac

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,868

## Definitions
1. A municipality in western Quebec, Canada.
2. A regional county municipality in Quebec, not to be confused with the municipality above.
3. A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Illinois, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
6. A city, the county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States.
7. A historical village in Rhode Island, United States, located in both Warwick, Kent County, and Cranston, Providence County.
8. A former brand of car by GM (1926–2010).

## Etymology
Most places are named after Pontiac, a war chief, whose name is a borrowing of Ottawa Bwandiag.

## Easily confused with
- **Portia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pontiac-vs-portia)
- **pontiff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pontiac-vs-pontiff)
- **poetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poetic-vs-pontiac)

## Common misspellings (10)
`opntiac`, `pnotiac`, `ponitac`, `ponntiac`, `pontaic`, `pontiacc`, `pontica`, `ponttiac`, `potniac`, `ppontiac`

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