macintosh

noun

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"macintosh" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“macintosh” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,464
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

Corpus desk

Index EN-macintosh · macintosh · English

macintosh · rank #25,464 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,464
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH lurk

Nearest frequency peer: lurk (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “macintosh”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “macintosh” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

macintosh vs McIntosh
67% similar
macintosh vs mackintosh
90% similar

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

Key facts for macintosh
PropertyValue
Headwordmacintosh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,464
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “macintosh”

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).macintoshlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “lurk” (#25,463), “Lucknow” (#25,462), “Marguerite” (#25,466). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “macintosh” is #25,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around macintosh, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,464 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for macintosh, with forms such as "amcintosh", "maccintosh", and "macinntosh". 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 also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "McIntosh", "mackintosh", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is macintosh, spelled M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He is sausaged into several overcoats and wears a brown macintosh under which he holds a roll of parchment.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amcintosh
  • maccintosh
  • macinntosh
  • macinotsh
  • macintohs
  • macintoshh
  • macintossh
  • macintsoh
  • macinttosh
  • macitnosh
  • macnitosh
  • maicntosh
  • mcaintosh
  • mmacintosh

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of macintosh - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amcintosh2maccintosh1macinntosh1macinotsh2macintohs2macintoshh1macintossh1macintsoh2
Edit distance from "macintosh"

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 "macintosh"?
"macintosh" is spelled M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H.
What does "macintosh" mean?
As a noun, "macintosh" means: Alternative form of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).
What words are commonly confused with "macintosh"?
"macintosh" is commonly confused with "McIntosh", "mackintosh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "macintosh" come from?
"macintosh" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

McPherson#25,470medallion#25,472Kathmandu#25,445nominally#25,498

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list