m'kay
/m(ː)ˈkeɪ/interjection
m'kay is spelled M-K-A-Y: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, m'kay means “spelling mkay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in m'kay?
| Letters | 4: M-K-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is m'kay?
M'kay appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce m'kay?
- US /m(ː)ˈkeɪ/
- US [ŋ̍(ː)ˈkeɪ̯]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-m'kay.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with m'kay?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as m'kay from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of m'kay
- mkay
- mmkay
- mm-kay
- mmmkay
- mmm-kay
- mmk
- mk
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does m'kay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
informalspelling mkay
In these tutoring sessions we have found that, when the tutor agrees with the student’s displayed understanding, her signal of confirmation comes quickly after the student’s turn, as in: S. Mkay. hh. And I know it’s negative, just to follow
- 2
informalspelling mmkay
C: I want you to re:st (.) re:st (.) as much as you can do (.) is just re:st (.) hhh when >you go< home (.) >you tell< your husband you make dinner honey (.) hhh you take care of me (.) . . . I need >to set< down (.) I need >to rest< (.) P:
- 3
informalspelling mmmkay
- 4
informalspelling m’kay
I’ll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell anybody, not even the missus, m’kay?
- 5
informalspelling mm-kay
She didn’t ask what that was supposed to mean, but tallied a while on her fingertips and obliged him. “Mm-kay, bye.”
- 6
informalspelling mmm-kay
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
M'kay in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (informal) okay:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | m’voyez, m’kay |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does m'kay come from?
Nasalized variant of okay. Perhaps popularized by Mr. Mackey's catchphrase in South Park. Earlier use is apparently chiefly in linguistic transcriptions of speech.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).