McClintock
/məˈklɪn.tək/
"mcclintock" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“McClintock” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,330
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Irish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mcclintock · McClintock · English
McClintock · rank #44,330 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,330
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH matriculation
Nearest frequency peer: matriculation (-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 “McClintock”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- marshy
marshy
55,675 corpus weight
- massing
massing
55,673 corpus weight
- matriculati…
matriculation
55,672 corpus weight
- McClintock
McClintock
55,671 corpus weight
- Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
55,669 corpus weight
- meister
meister
55,667 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “McClintock” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | McClintock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /məˈklɪn.tək/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #44,330 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “McClintock” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around McClintock (IPA /məˈklɪn.tək/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,330 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for McClintock, with forms such as "cmclintock", "mccilntock", and "mcclinntock". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”), a personal name derived from fionn (“white”). The correct English form is McClintock, spelled M-C-C-L-I-N-T-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1A surname from Irish.
- 2A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”), a personal name derived from fionn (“white”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cmclintock
- mccilntock
- mcclinntock
- mcclinotck
- mcclintcok
- mcclintocck
- mcclintockk
- mcclintokc
- mcclinttock
- mcclitnock
- mccllintock
- mcclnitock
- mclcintock
- mclintock
- mmcclintock
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McClintock - 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 May 6, 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 "McClintock", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 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.