how to pronounce onto

/ˈɑːntu/

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onto is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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An example use of onto in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… like to tap it onto the skin instead of …”

meanings of onto

preposition:

Aware of.
Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).
Upon; on top of.

adjective:

Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.

onto frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word onto occurs in english on average 129.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics onto can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that onto can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;