McIntosh
/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/noun
McIntosh is spelled M-C-I-N-T-O-S-H: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, McIntosh means “The fruit of this cultivar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of McIntosh is McIntoshes.
How many letters and syllables are in McIntosh?
| Letters | 8: M-C-I-N-T-O-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is McIntosh?
McIntosh appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce McIntosh?
- /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
McIntosh has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of McIntosh
- McIntoshes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does McIntosh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fruit of this cultivar.
- 2
The tree of this cultivar, which bears this fruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
McIntosh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense apple tree and fruit variety:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | McIntosh |
| German | McIntosh |
| Portuguese | McIntosh |
| Spanish | McIntosh |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does McIntosh come from?
Named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who discovered the original single tree in 1796.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).