McFadden
/məkˈfædən/
"mcfadden" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“McFadden” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,880
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mcfadden · McFadden · English
McFadden · rank #30,880 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #30,880
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH McNally
Nearest frequency peer: McNally (+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 “McFadden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- marketer
marketer
69,124 corpus weight
- Marko
Marko
69,123 corpus weight
- McFadden
McFadden
69,121 corpus weight
- McNally
McNally
69,120 corpus weight
- McNeil
McNeil
69,119 corpus weight
- MCS
MCS
69,118 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “McFadden” 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 | McFadden |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /məkˈfædən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #30,880 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “McFadden” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around McFadden (IPA /məkˈfædən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,880 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for McFadden, with forms such as "cmfadden", "mcafdden", and "mccfadden". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "madden", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhaidein and Irish Mac Pháidín. The correct English form is McFadden, spelled M-C-F-A-D-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhaidein and Irish Mac Pháidín.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cmfadden
- mcafdden
- mccfadden
- mcfaddenn
- mcfaddne
- mcfadedn
- mcfaden
- mcfdaden
- mcffadden
- mfcadden
- mmcfadden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McFadden - 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 "McFadden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 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.