Ontario

Name: Ontario, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ɔ̃.ta.ʁjo\

/\ɔ̃.ta.ʁjo\/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Ontario” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,005. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,005
frequency rank, French: 75,470
“O” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Province du Canada (symbole postal ON), bordée par la baie d’Hudson au nord, le Québec à l’est, les États-Unis au sud, et le Manitoba à l’ouest, dont la capitale est Toronto.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ontario vs Ontarien

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ontario
Property	Value
Headword	Ontario
Language	French
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	\ɔ̃.ta.ʁjo\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#4,005
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ontario” sits in French 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). Ontario lands here:

#4,005

#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 9 spelling variants around Ontario (IPA \ɔ̃.ta.ʁjo\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,005 among 75,470 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ontario, with forms such as "notario", "onatrio", and "onntario". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ontarien", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Ontario, spelled O-N-T-A-R-I-O.

Definition

1
Province du Canada (symbole postal ON), bordée par la baie d’Hudson au nord, le Québec à l’est, les États-Unis au sud, et le Manitoba à l’ouest, dont la capitale est Toronto.
2
Le plus oriental et le plus petit (en surface) des cinq Grands Lacs d’Amérique du Nord, alimenté par la rivière Niagara et se vidant dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent, bordé par l’état de New York au sud et la province de l’Ontario au nord.
3
Petite ville des États-Unis, en Californie.
4
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans l’Illinois.
5
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans l’Indiana.
6
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans l’Iowa.
7
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans le Kansas.
8
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans l’État de New York.
9
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans l’Ohio.
10
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans l’Oklahoma.
11
Petite ville des États-Unis, dans l’Orégon.
12
Petite ville des États-Unis, en Pennsylvanie.
13
Petite ville des États-Unis, en Virginie.
14
Petite ville des États-Unis, du Wisconsin.
15
Ville du Pérou.

This word in other languages

Ontario(English)Ontario(Español)Ontario(Deutsch)Ontário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

notario
onatrio
onntario
ontairo
ontaroi
ontarrio
ontraio
onttario
otnario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ontario - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Ontario"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ontario"?

"Ontario" is spelled O-N-T-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ̃.ta.ʁjo\.

What does "Ontario" mean?

As a proper noun, "Ontario" means: Province du Canada (symbole postal ON), bordée par la baie d’Hudson au nord, le Québec à l’est, les États-Unis au sud, et le Manitoba à l’ouest, dont la capitale est Toronto.

What words are commonly confused with "Ontario"?

"Ontario" is commonly confused with "Ontarien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Ontario"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ontario" is \ɔ̃.ta.ʁjo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Ontario" come from?

"Ontario" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Ontario”

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

The one correct French spelling is O-N-T-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ɔ̃.ta.ʁjo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Ontarien” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ontario vs Ontarien
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.