# Macdonald vs McDonald

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Macdonald
*name · IPA […] · frequency rank #37,662*
Familienname, Nachname

### McDonald
*name · IPA [məkˈdɒnl̩d] · frequency rank #32,664*
schottischer Familienname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/macdonald-vs-mcdonald