McGuire

name

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"mcguire" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“McGuire” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,387
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mcguire · McGuire · English

McGuire · rank #19,387 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,387
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mammal

Nearest frequency peer: mammal (-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 “McGuire”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “McGuire” 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).

McGuire vs Maguire
71% similar

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

Key facts for McGuire
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcGuire
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,387
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McGuire”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).McGuirelands 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 “mammal” (#19,386), “mailbox” (#19,385), “memorabilia” (#19,389). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McGuire” is #19,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around McGuire, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,387 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for McGuire, with forms such as "cmguire", "mccguire", and "mcgguire". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Maguire", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir. The correct English form is McGuire, spelled M-C-G-U-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    An extinct town in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 4
    A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how McGuire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “The Richter scale is an old scale developed for California. It is only good for smaller quakes, and is not very good at differentiating the sizes of bigger shocks,” said McGuire.

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmguire
  • mccguire
  • mcgguire
  • mcgiure
  • mcguier
  • mcguirre
  • mcgurie
  • mcugire
  • mgcuire
  • mmcguire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McGuire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cmguire2mccguire1mcgguire1mcgiure2mcguier2mcguirre1mcgurie2mcugire2
Edit distance from "McGuire"

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 "McGuire"?
"McGuire" is spelled M-C-G-U-I-R-E.
What does "McGuire" mean?
As a proper noun, "McGuire" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "McGuire"?
"McGuire" is commonly confused with "Maguire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "McGuire"?
Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir. 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 "McGuire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mailbox#19,385midterm#19,390midtown#19,391latency#19,380

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

nurture10 variantspaisley10 variantspajamas10 variantshooking10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list