Etobicoke, Ontario
The Etobicoke Accent
Etobicoke sits inside the Canadian dialect area, which covers Toronto, Ontario and most of English Canada. The nearest other area is Chicago, about 56km away.
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What people in Etobicoke sound like
- Canadian Raising: “out” and “about” raise; “loud” does not.
- “Cot” and “caught” sound the same.
- Rhotic R and T-flapping, as in general American speech.
- Canadian vocabulary: “washroom”, “toque”, “runners”, “eh”.
These are the markers of the Canadian accent as a whole. No survey claims every speaker in Etobicoke has all of them — the full Canadian profile sets out where the region varies.
Etobicoke against Chicago
Etobicoke is close enough to the Chicago area that the two get confused. These are the questions where the survey expects a different answer on each side.
| Question | Etobicoke | Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| Do “cot” and “caught” rhyme in your natural accent? | “cot” and “caught” rhyme | “cot” and “caught” stay distinct |
What 11 people from around Etobicoke told the survey
11 people who grew up within 25 km of Etobicoke have taken the DialectGuessr quiz. These are the answers where they differ most from everyone else who has taken it.
| Question | Their answer | Here vs elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| What do you usually call a sweet carbonated drink? | Pop | 82% vs 13% elsewhere · 9 of 11 |
| What do you call the household container for unwanted rubbish? | Garbage can | 73% vs 11% elsewhere · 8 of 11 |
| What do you call the wheeled basket used in a supermarket? | Shopping cart | 100% vs 46% elsewhere · 11 of 11 |
| Do “cot” and “caught” rhyme in your natural accent? | Yes — they sound the same | 91% vs 45% elsewhere · 10 of 11 |
| What do you call a small neighbourhood shop selling everyday items? | Convenience store | 82% vs 37% elsewhere · 9 of 11 |
| What do you call restaurant food collected to eat elsewhere? | Takeout | 82% vs 38% elsewhere · 9 of 11 |
From people who chose to take the quiz and pinned where they grew up, so a self-selected sample rather than a random one. The figures are recalculated daily as more people answer.
Dialect areas near Etobicoke
Is your accent from Etobicoke?
There is no way to answer that from a description. The test asks 29 questions about the words you use and how you say them, scores your answers against the Toronto Canadian English profile and every other profile in the survey, and shows you where people who answer the way you do actually live.