McMurdo

name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

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

The verdict

“McMurdo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,892
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mcmurdo · McMurdo · English

McMurdo · rank #48,892 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,892
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH McEnroe

Nearest frequency peer: McEnroe (-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 “McMurdo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “McMurdo” 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
Key facts for McMurdo
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcMurdo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,892
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McMurdo”

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).McMurdolands here:

#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 “McEnroe” (#48,891), “Meath” (#48,893), “Merv” (#48,894). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McMurdo” is #48,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around McMurdo, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,892 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for McMurdo, with forms such as "cmmurdo", "mccmurdo", and "mcmmurdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of McMurphy. The correct English form is McMurdo, spelled M-C-M-U-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of McMurdo Station; a research station on Ross Island in Antarctica.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. An Associated Press investigation in August uncovered a pattern of women at McMurdo who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault were minimized by their employers, often leading to them or others being put in further danger.

Etymology

Variant of McMurphy.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmmurdo
  • mccmurdo
  • mcmmurdo
  • mcmrudo
  • mcmudro
  • mcmurddo
  • mcmurod
  • mcmurrdo
  • mcumrdo
  • mmcmurdo
  • mmcurdo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cmmurdo2mccmurdo1mcmmurdo1mcmrudo2mcmudro2mcmurddo1mcmurod2mcmurrdo1
Edit distance from "McMurdo"

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 "McMurdo"?
"McMurdo" is spelled M-C-M-U-R-D-O.
What does "McMurdo" mean?
As a proper noun, "McMurdo" means: A surname from Irish.
What are common misspellings of "McMurdo"?
Common misspellings include "cmmurdo", "mccmurdo", "mcmmurdo", "mcmrudo", "mcmudro". The correct spelling is "McMurdo".
What is the origin of the word "McMurdo"?
Variant of McMurphy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "McMurdo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

McEnroe#48,891Mitchel#48,901mulatto#48,910lugging#48,871

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

marauder11 variantsNapster11 variantsnematode11 variantsneurosis11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list