macintosh
/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/noun
macintosh is spelled M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, macintosh means “Alternative form of mackintosh (“a raincoat”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of macintosh is macintoshes.
How many letters and syllables are in macintosh?
| Letters | 9: M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is macintosh?
Macintosh appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 macintosh?
- /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
Macintosh has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Macintosh.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with macintosh
Also written: mackintosh.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of macintosh
- macintoshes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does macintosh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative form of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).
noun
- 1
A brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.
- 2
datedAlternative spelling of mackintosh (“a raincoat”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Macintosh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Apple Macintosh:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Macintosh |
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.