McIntosh

Name: McIntosh, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/

//ˈmækɪntɒʃ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“McIntosh” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,825
frequency rank, English: 4,057
“M” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mcintosh · McIntosh · English

McIntosh · rank #24,825 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #24,825
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 4,057
PHOTO-FINISH McKinney

Nearest frequency peer: McKinney (+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.

Marlene

75,181
massa

75,180
McIntosh

75,176
McKinney

75,175
mediocrity

75,174
midwestern

75,172

What this shows “McIntosh” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

McIntosh vs macintosh

67% similar

McIntosh vs mackintosh

60% similar

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

Key facts for McIntosh
Property	Value
Headword	McIntosh
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#24,825
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McIntosh”

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).McIntoshlands here:

#24,825

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “McKinney” (#24,826), “mediocrity” (#24,827), “massa” (#24,821). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McIntosh” is #24,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around McIntosh (IPA /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,825 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for McIntosh, with forms such as "cmintosh", "mccintosh", and "mcinntosh". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "macintosh", "mackintosh", 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 Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche. The correct English form is McIntosh, spelled M-C-I-N-T-O-S-H.

Definition

1
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2
A number of places in the United States:
3
A number of places in the United States:
4
A number of places in the United States:
5
A number of places in the United States:
6
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A number of places in the United States:
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9
A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cmintosh
mccintosh
mcinntosh
mcinotsh
mcintohs
mcintoshh
mcintossh
mcintsoh
mcinttosh
mcitnosh
mcnitosh
micntosh
mmcintosh

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "McIntosh"

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 "McIntosh"?

"McIntosh" is spelled M-C-I-N-T-O-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/.

What does "McIntosh" mean?

As a proper noun, "McIntosh" means: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

What words are commonly confused with "McIntosh"?

"McIntosh" is commonly confused with "macintosh", "mackintosh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "McIntosh"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "McIntosh" is /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "McIntosh"?

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche. 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 "McIntosh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

McKinney#24,826 lamented#24,813 neonatal#24,840 neuronal#24,841

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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