McCullough

name

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"mccullough" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“McCullough” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,254
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mccullough · McCullough · English

McCullough · rank #31,254 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,254
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mausoleum

Nearest frequency peer: mausoleum (-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 “McCullough”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “McCullough” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

McCullough vs McCulloch
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for McCullough
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcCullough
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,254
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McCullough”

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).McCulloughlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “mausoleum” (#31,253), “melodramatic” (#31,255), “Mesopotamia” (#31,256). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McCullough” is #31,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around McCullough, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,254 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for McCullough, with forms such as "cmcullough", "mcclulough", and "mcculloguh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "McCulloch", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh. The correct English form is McCullough, spelled M-C-C-U-L-L-O-U-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmcullough
  • mcclulough
  • mcculloguh
  • mccullouggh
  • mcculloughh
  • mccullouhg
  • mcculluogh
  • mcculolugh
  • mcculough
  • mcucllough
  • mcullough
  • mmccullough

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McCullough - 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.

cmcullough2mcclulough2mcculloguh2mccullouggh1mcculloughh1mccullouhg2mcculluogh2mcculolugh2
Edit distance from "McCullough"

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 "McCullough"?
"McCullough" is spelled M-C-C-U-L-L-O-U-G-H.
What does "McCullough" mean?
As a proper noun, "McCullough" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "McCullough"?
"McCullough" is commonly confused with "McCulloch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "McCullough"?
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh. 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 "McCullough", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

metallurgy#31,258gratuitous#31,195repurchase#31,317scepticism#31,334

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

mausoleum12 variantsontology12 variantsinstaller12 variantsheadings12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list