macky

/ˈmæ.ki/

//ˈmæ.ki// adj

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"macky" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“macky” is uncommon English (frequency #95,098 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,098
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Large.

Corpus desk

Index EN-macky · macky · English

macky · rank #95,098 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,098
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Machynlleth

Nearest frequency peer: Machynlleth (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “macky”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “macky” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for macky
PropertyValue
Headwordmacky
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmæ.ki/
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,098
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “macky” in English

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).mackyfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Machynlleth” (#95,097), “MacPhail” (#95,099), “lynchpin” (#95,093). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “macky” is #95,098. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

macky is uncommon English at frequency #95,098 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmæ.ki/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Large.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for macky in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is macky, spelled M-A-C-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Large.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Why is it such a special city? - Great people, a gert lush accent, and the city has great scenery with a gert macky Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Synonyms

gert

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 "macky"?
"macky" is spelled M-A-C-K-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæ.ki/.
What does "macky" mean?
As an adjective, "macky" means: Large.
How do you pronounce "macky"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macky" is /ˈmæ.ki/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macky" come from?
"macky" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mahar#95,103makai#95,105lassi#95,061Laski#95,060

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list