Maccies

noun

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"maccies" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Maccies” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - McDonald's, or McDonald's food.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maccies · Maccies · English

Maccies · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Maccies
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaccies
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maccies” sits in English frequency

Maccies falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maccies is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "McDonald's, or McDonald's food.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Maccies, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of McDonald's + -ie, suffixed with -s either per the root noun's possessive or as an analogy of other British fast food chains, such as Greggs. Compare chippies and brekkies. The correct English form is Maccies, spelled M-A-C-C-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    McDonald's, or McDonald's food.

Etymology

Clipping of McDonald's + -ie, suffixed with -s either per the root noun's possessive or as an analogy of other British fast food chains, such as Greggs. Compare chippies and brekkies.

Synonyms

Mickey D'sMacca'sMcD'sMcDo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maccies"?
"Maccies" is spelled M-A-C-C-I-E-S.
What does "Maccies" mean?
As a noun, "Maccies" means: McDonald's, or McDonald's food.
What is the origin of the word "Maccies"?
Clipping of McDonald's + -ie, suffixed with -s either per the root noun's possessive or as an analogy of other British fast food chains, such as Greggs. Compare chippies and brekkies. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list