Which to use
“mages” is a noun and “McGee” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,499
- “mages” frequency rank
- #17,897
- “McGee” frequency rank
- 63396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mages | McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mage | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: mages vs McGee
Shared letters muted; letters that set mages and McGee apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: mages vs McGee
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mages is anoun and McGeeaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mages is recorded at frequency rank #45,499, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/. McGee is at rank #17,897, 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 63396, this pair ranks #83,230 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mages vs McGee
Shared letters: egm. Private to "mages": as. Private to "McGee": c.
"mages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "McGee" · 5 letters · shape CCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "mages" vs "McGee" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "McGee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,230 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mages" and "McGee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mages vs MGS". 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 #83,230 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.