McAllister
/məˈkælɪstə/
"mcallister" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“McAllister” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,622
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | McAllister |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /məˈkælɪstə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #28,622 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “McAllister” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around McAllister (IPA /məˈkælɪstə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,622 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for McAllister, with forms such as "cmallister", "macllister", and "mcalilster". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Allister. The correct English form is McAllister, spelled M-C-A-L-L-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- 2An unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States.
- 3An unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Allister.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cmallister
- macllister
- mcalilster
- mcalister
- mcallisetr
- mcallisster
- mcallisterr
- mcallistre
- mcallistter
- mcallitser
- mcallsiter
- mccallister
- mclalister
- mmcallister
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McAllister - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “McAllister”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-C-A-L-L-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /məˈkælɪstə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.