# McDonnell vs McDowell

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### McDonnell
*name · frequency rank #21,277*
A surname from Irish.

### McDowell
*name · frequency rank #21,278*
A surname.

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