Which to use
“McGhee” and “McPhee” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,752
- “McGhee” frequency rank
- #37,569
- “McPhee” frequency rank
- 85321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | McGhee | McPhee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | A surname from Scottish Gaelic. |
Letter map: McGhee vs McPhee
Shared letters muted; letters that set McGhee and McPhee apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - McGhee / McPhee
McGhee and McPhee 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 a single letter - g in “McGhee” becomes p in “McPhee”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
McGhee is recorded at frequency rank #47,752, classified as aname. McPhee is at rank #37,569, 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 85321, this pair ranks #10,573 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of McGhee vs McPhee
Shared letters: cehm. Private to "McGhee": g. Private to "McPhee": p.
"McGhee" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVV · "McPhee" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "McGhee" for "McPhee" ever safe?
Frequency check: "McGhee" vs "McPhee" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "McGhee" and "McPhee".
- Full dictionary entry for "McGhee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "McPhee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,573 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "McGhee" and "McPhee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Magee vs McGhee". 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 #10,573 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.