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Ottawa Pronunciation

Written by Eleanor Whitfield, Lead English Curriculum Editor · Updated 2026-10-08

Ottawa is pronounced AH-tuh-wah, IPA /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/.

AH-tuh-wah

US /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/

Syllables: AH · tuh · wah (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

proper noun: The capital city of Canada, in the province of Ontario.

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Ottawa in a Sentence

Ottawa sits on the border between Ontario and Quebec.
Parliament meets in Ottawa.
Winters in Ottawa are long and cold.

Common Mispronunciations of Ottawa

Not uh-TAH-wuh

Three beats, and the first one carries all the force.

Not AH-tuh-wuh

The last beat keeps a full open ah rather than fading, so the name closes on wah.

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