# Toronto

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /təˈɹɒ.nəʊ/ · frequency rank #3,094

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada.
2. A lakeside suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Lake Macquarie.
3. An unincorporated community in the township of Lot 23, Grenville Parish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
4. A village in County Durham, England.
5. Numerous places in the United States:
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## Etymology
From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Compare karón꞉ta (“tree”) from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹõt-.

## Easily confused with
- **tonto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonto-vs-toronto)
- **Torino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torino-vs-toronto)

## Common misspellings (10)
`otronto`, `toornto`, `tornoto`, `toronnto`, `toronot`, `torontto`, `torotno`, `torronto`, `troonto`, `ttoronto`

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