Which to use
“Magee” and “McGhee” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,175
- “Magee” frequency rank
- #47,752
- “McGhee” frequency rank
- 81927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Magee | McGhee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: Magee vs McGhee
Shared letters muted; letters that set Magee and McGhee apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - Magee / McGhee
Magee and McGhee are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Magee is recorded at frequency rank #34,175, classified as aname, pronounced /məˈɡiː/. McGhee is at rank #47,752, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81927, this pair ranks #16,677 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Magee vs McGhee
Shared letters: egm. Private to "Magee": a. Private to "McGhee": ch.
"Magee" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "McGhee" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Magee" and "McGhee" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Magee" vs "McGhee" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Magee" and "McGhee".
- Full dictionary entry for "Magee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "McGhee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,677 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Magee" and "McGhee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "McGhee vs McPhee". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #16,677 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.