McMurray

name

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"mcmurray" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“McMurray” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,781
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mcmurray · McMurray · English

McMurray · rank #43,781 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #43,781
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH McConaughey

Nearest frequency peer: McConaughey (-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 “McMurray”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “McMurray” 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).

McMurray vs Murray
75% similar

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

Key facts for McMurray
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcMurray
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,781
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McMurray”

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).McMurraylands 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 “McConaughey” (#43,780), “meaner” (#43,782), “McCollum” (#43,779). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McMurray” is #43,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around McMurray, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,781 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 McMurray, with forms such as "cmmurray", "mccmurray", and "mcmmurray". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Murray", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (“son of the seafarer”). Compare Murdock. The correct English form is McMurray, spelled M-C-M-U-R-R-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A census-designeted place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (“son of the seafarer”). Compare Murdock.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmmurray
  • mccmurray
  • mcmmurray
  • mcmruray
  • mcmurary
  • mcmuray
  • mcmurrayy
  • mcmurrya
  • mcumrray
  • mmcmurray
  • mmcurray

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cmmurray2mccmurray1mcmmurray1mcmruray2mcmurary2mcmuray1mcmurrayy1mcmurrya2
Edit distance from "McMurray"

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 "McMurray"?
"McMurray" is spelled M-C-M-U-R-R-A-Y.
What does "McMurray" mean?
As a proper noun, "McMurray" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "McMurray"?
"McMurray" is commonly confused with "Murray". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "McMurray"?
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (“son of the seafarer”). Compare Murdock. 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 "McMurray", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

McCollum#43,779Mahindra#43,769lustrous#43,766newscast#43,805

Similar misspelling depth

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

Margery11 variantsmarbled11 variantslustful11 variantsnighter11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list