MacBook
"macbook" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“MacBook” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,960. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,960
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A MacBook-brand notebook computer, manufactured by Apple Computer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-macbook · MacBook · English
MacBook · rank #16,960 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,960
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH lunches
Nearest frequency peer: lunches (-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 neighbourhood for “MacBook”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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83,042 corpus weight
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83,041 corpus weight
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83,040 corpus weight
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What this shows Bars show where “MacBook” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | MacBook |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “MacBook” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around MacBook, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,960 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A MacBook-brand notebook computer, manufactured by Apple Computer.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for MacBook, with forms such as "amcbook", "mabcook", and "macbbook". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: A trademark; apparently a blend of Macintosh + notebook. The correct English form is MacBook, spelled M-A-C-B-O-O-K.
Definition
- 1A MacBook-brand notebook computer, manufactured by Apple Computer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how MacBook appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hooo, boy! Sometimes I just can't let things rest. I have the new MacBook Pro.
The faux hippie dude working on his top-of-the-line seventeen-inch MacBook Pro looked way annoyed.
Etymology
A trademark; apparently a blend of Macintosh + notebook.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amcbook
- mabcook
- macbbook
- macbok
- macboko
- macbookk
- maccbook
- macobok
- mcabook
- mmacbook
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of MacBook - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "MacBook", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #16,960 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.