McCann
"mccann" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“McCann” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,897
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A surname from Irish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mccann · McCann · English
McCann · rank #19,897 · 6 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,897
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Marta
Nearest frequency peer: Marta (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “McCann”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Marin
Marin
80,107 corpus weight
- markedly
markedly
80,106 corpus weight
- Marta
Marta
80,105 corpus weight
- McCann
McCann
80,104 corpus weight
- McKenna
McKenna
80,103 corpus weight
- McQueen
McQueen
80,102 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “McCann” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | McCann |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,897 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “McCann” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around McCann, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,897 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for McCann, with forms such as "cmcann", "mcacnn", and "mcann". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mann", "McCain", "McCabe", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cana (“son of Cana”), a nickname from cana (“wolf cub”). The correct English form is McCann, spelled M-C-C-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1A surname from Irish.
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cana (“son of Cana”), a nickname from cana (“wolf cub”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cmcann
- mcacnn
- mcann
- mccan
- mccnan
- mmccann
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McCann - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "McCann", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
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.