ont

/ɔ̃/

//ɔ̃// verb

The verdict

“ont” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,220 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,220
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presente del modo indicativo del verbo avoir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ont · ont · Spanish

ont · rank #60,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,220
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ondeando

Nearest frequency peer: ondeando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ont”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ont” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ont
PropertyValue
Headwordont
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɔ̃/
Letters3
Frequency rank#60,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ont” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ontcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ondeando” (#60,219), “optativa” (#60,221), “ombre” (#60,218). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ont” va en #60,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ont is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,220 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɔ̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Presente del modo indicativo del verbo avoir.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ont in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ont, spelled O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Presente del modo indicativo del verbo avoir.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ont"?
"ont" is spelled O-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ̃/.
What does "ont" mean?
As a verb, "ont" means: Presente del modo indicativo del verbo avoir.
How do you pronounce "ont"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ont" is /ɔ̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ont" come from?
"ont" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ont", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list