# Maclean vs McLean

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maclean
*name · frequency rank #25,128*
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

### McLean
*name · IPA /məˈkleɪn/ · frequency rank #15,448*
A surname.

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