McDonalds

[məkˈdɒnl̩dz]

/[məkˈdɒnl̩dz]/ noun

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The verdict

“McDonalds” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,328
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs McDonald

Corpus desk

Index DE-mcdonalds · McDonalds · German

McDonalds · rank #18,328 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,328
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Messias

Nearest frequency peer: Messias (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „McDonalds“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „McDonalds“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

McDonalds vs McDonald
89% similar
McDonalds vs Macdonald
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for McDonalds
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcDonalds
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[məkˈdɒnl̩dz]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,328
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „McDonalds“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.McDonaldsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Messias“ (#18,329), „Markierung“ (#18,326), „mild“ (#18,330). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „McDonalds“ bei #18,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around McDonalds (IPA [məkˈdɒnl̩dz]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,328 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural des Substantivs McDonald".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for McDonalds, with forms such as "cmdonalds", "mccdonalds", and "mcddonalds". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "McDonald", "Macdonald", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is McDonalds, spelled M-C-D-O-N-A-L-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs McDonald

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmdonalds
  • mccdonalds
  • mcddonalds
  • mcdnoalds
  • mcdoanlds
  • mcdonadls
  • mcdonaldds
  • mcdonaldss
  • mcdonallds
  • mcdonalsd
  • mcdonlads
  • mcdonnalds
  • mcodnalds
  • mdconalds
  • mmcdonalds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McDonalds - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cmdonalds2mccdonalds1mcddonalds1mcdnoalds2mcdoanlds2mcdonadls2mcdonaldds1mcdonaldss1
Edit distance from "McDonalds"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "McDonalds"?
"McDonalds" is spelled M-C-D-O-N-A-L-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [məkˈdɒnl̩dz].
What does "McDonalds" mean?
As a noun, "McDonalds" means: Plural des Substantivs McDonald
What words are commonly confused with "McDonalds"?
"McDonalds" is commonly confused with "McDonald", "Macdonald". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "McDonalds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "McDonalds" is [məkˈdɒnl̩dz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "McDonalds" come from?
"McDonalds" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "McDonalds", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Naturpark#18,342Landkarte#18,312Passagier#18,351Pauschale#18,352

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Markierung15 variantsmissachtet15 variantskompetente15 variantsschimpfen15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list