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“McKee” and “McRae” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,371
- “McKee” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “McRae” frequency rank
- 71130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | McKee | McRae |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | A surname from Scottish Gaelic. |
Letter map: McKee vs McRae
Shared letters muted; letters that set McKee and McRae apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. McKee and McRae follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: McKee and McRae
McKee and McRae 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
McKee is recorded at frequency rank #29,371, classified as aname. McRae is at rank #41,759, 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 71130, this pair ranks #47,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of McKee vs McRae
Shared letters: cem. Private to "McKee": k. Private to "McRae": ar.
"McKee" · 5 letters · shape CCCVV · "McRae" · 5 letters · shape CCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "McKee" and "McRae" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "McKee" vs "McRae" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "McKee" vs "McRae" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "McKee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "McRae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "McKee" and "McRae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marne vs McRae". 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 #47,873 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.