# Macbeth

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məkˈbɛθ/ · frequency rank #19,128

## Definitions
1. A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.
2. The title character of said play.
3. An 11th-century king of Scotland.
4. A surname.

## Etymology
Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).

## Easily confused with
- **machete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macbeth-vs-machete)

## Common misspellings (11)
`amcbeth`, `mabceth`, `macbbeth`, `macbeht`, `macbethh`, `macbetth`, `macbteh`, `maccbeth`, `macebth`, `mcabeth`, `mmacbeth`

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