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Onto

Definition

preposition | to get upon, to move on top of; in the direction of, to give access to; into contact with, to attach to; aware of, suspicious about; attending to, engaged with

Pronunciation

'ontoo (IPA: ˈɒntu)

Hyphenation

on-to (4 letters | 2 syllables)

First known use in English

1581 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (443 years ago)

Overall typical frequency

written: 1808th most common (1 in 17241 words) ( > 99% preposition)

spoken: 736th most common (1 in 10526 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

Word frequency history

Word frequency history

Rhymes

(none among common words)

Lexically close words

into | Tonto | unto

Anagrams

(none among common words)

Phrases

get onto | leech onto

Other notable uses

onto.net | onto.info | onto.biz

Crossword puzzle clues

Scrabble score

4 (International English) | 4 (North American English)

Phone keypad digits

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