iMac

noun

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"imac" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“iMac” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #34,536) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#34,536
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of a line of all-in-one Macintosh computers made by Apple Inc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-imac · iMac · English

iMac · rank #34,536 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,536
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH illiteracy

Nearest frequency peer: illiteracy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “iMac”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “iMac” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

iMac vs inc
50% similar
iMac vs IRA
0% similar
iMac vs IMO
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for iMac
PropertyValue
HeadwordiMac
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,536
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “iMac”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).iMaclands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “illiteracy” (#34,535), “incitement” (#34,537), “ile” (#34,534). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “iMac” is #34,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for iMac is neighbouring look-alikes ("inc", "IRA", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #34,536 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Gloss: "One of a line of all-in-one Macintosh computers made by Apple Inc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for iMac, with forms such as "iamc", "imacc", and "immac". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "inc", "IRA", "IMO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: First appears in 1998, from i- (“internet”) + Mac (“Macintosh”). The correct English form is iMac, spelled I-M-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    One of a line of all-in-one Macintosh computers made by Apple Inc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how iMac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When you deal with iPhones and iPads (and the iCloud, iMacs, iTVs, iPods, and all those other iThingies), you're living in a walled garden. Apple controls it from the beginning to end.
  2. her face bathed in the blue light of her hypnotically addictive 24-inch iMac

Etymology

First appears in 1998, from i- (“internet”) + Mac (“Macintosh”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iamc
  • imacc
  • immac

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iMac - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iamc2imacc1immac1
Edit distance from "iMac"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iMac"?
"iMac" is spelled I-M-A-C.
What does "iMac" mean?
As a noun, "iMac" means: One of a line of all-in-one Macintosh computers made by Apple Inc.
What words are commonly confused with "iMac"?
"iMac" is commonly confused with "inc", "IRA", "IMO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "iMac"?
First appears in 1998, from i- (“internet”) + Mac (“Macintosh”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "iMac", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

holm#34,526hist#34,524Jaya#34,552Klux#34,560

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list