# macOS

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmækoʊˈɛs/ · frequency rank #28,283

## Definitions
1. A major operating system, formerly known as OS X (and before that as Mac OS X), used on laptop and desktop computers by Apple Inc.

## Etymology
From Mac (“Macintosh”) + OS (“operating system”).

## Easily confused with
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mao)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mos)
- **MCS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mcs)
- **mass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mass)
- **maps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-maps)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mars)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mayo)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mans)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mats)
- **Mags** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mags)
- **macs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-macs)
- **Mays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mays)
- **Macy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-macy)
- **mako** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mako)
- **Mais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mais)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mano)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-malo)
- **makes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-makes)
- **major** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-major)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macos-vs-mayor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amcos`, `maccos`, `macoss`, `macso`, `maocs`, `mcaos`, `mmacos`

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