# Macon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmakɒ̃/ · frequency rank #24,502

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.

## Etymology
An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

## Easily confused with
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-man)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mon)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mao)
- **main** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-main)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-moon)
- **mann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mann)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mayo)
- **macs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-macs)
- **Macy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-macy)
- **mako** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mako)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mano)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-malo)
- **major** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-major)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mayor)
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mason)
- **Marco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-marco)
- **manor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-manor)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-moron)
- **macro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-macro)
- **McCoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-mccoy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amcon`, `maccon`, `macno`, `maconn`, `maocn`, `mcaon`, `mmacon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/macon