McCaffrey

name

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"mccaffrey" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“McCaffrey” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,793
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mccaffrey · McCaffrey · English

McCaffrey · rank #40,793 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,793
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH MCI

Nearest frequency peer: MCI (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “McCaffrey”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “McCaffrey” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for McCaffrey
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcCaffrey
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,793
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McCaffrey”

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).McCaffreylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “MCI” (#40,794), “meld” (#40,795), “Mahmud” (#40,790). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McCaffrey” is #40,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around McCaffrey, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,793 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for McCaffrey, with forms such as "cmcaffrey", "mcacffrey", and "mcaffrey". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry. The correct English form is McCaffrey, spelled M-C-C-A-F-F-R-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmcaffrey
  • mcacffrey
  • mcaffrey
  • mccaffery
  • mccaffreyy
  • mccaffrrey
  • mccaffrye
  • mccafrey
  • mccafrfey
  • mccfafrey
  • mmccaffrey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McCaffrey - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cmcaffrey2mcacffrey2mcaffrey1mccaffery2mccaffreyy1mccaffrrey1mccaffrye2mccafrey1
Edit distance from "McCaffrey"

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 "McCaffrey"?
"McCaffrey" is spelled M-C-C-A-F-F-R-E-Y.
What does "McCaffrey" mean?
As a proper noun, "McCaffrey" means: A surname from Irish.
What are common misspellings of "McCaffrey"?
Common misspellings include "cmcaffrey", "mcacffrey", "mcaffrey", "mccaffery", "mccaffreyy". The correct spelling is "McCaffrey".
What is the origin of the word "McCaffrey"?
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list