How to pronounce onto
Say it like ON-too. Onto has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (ON).
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- ON
- too
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Onto pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- ONSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- tooKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of onto
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: ON-too.
Other ways to say onto
Onto also has this pronunciation, usually with a different meaning or use:
- AWN-too /ˈɔntu/
What does onto mean?
- Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).“My cat just jumped onto the keyboard.”
- Aware of.“The thought-police were onto my plans of world domination.”
- Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).“The exponential function maps the set of real numbers onto the set of positive real numbers.”
- Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.“Considered as a function on the real numbers, the exponential function is not onto, as it never takes on values less than or equal to zero.”
Where does onto come from?
From on + to, after into.
Similar and opposite words
Opposite meaning
Questions about saying onto
How do you pronounce onto?
Say ON-too. The American pronunciation is /ˈɑntu/. In British English it is /ˈɒntuː/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in onto?
Onto has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (ON). Broken into parts: ON · too.
Is onto pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈɒntuː/ (ON-too).