McNabb

name

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"mcnabb" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“McNabb” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,754
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mcnabb · McNabb · English

McNabb · rank #47,754 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,754
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH McLoughlin

Nearest frequency peer: McLoughlin (-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 “McNabb”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “McNabb” 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).

McNabb vs McNair
67% similar
McNabb vs McCabe
67% similar

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

Key facts for McNabb
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcNabb
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,754
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McNabb”

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).McNabblands 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 “McLoughlin” (#47,753), “McVeigh” (#47,755), “McGhee” (#47,752). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McNabb” is #47,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around McNabb, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,754 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for McNabb, with forms such as "cmnabb", "mcanbb", and "mccnabb". 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, "McNair", "McCabe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh (“son of the abbot”). The correct English form is McNabb, spelled M-C-N-A-B-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh (“son of the abbot”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmnabb
  • mcanbb
  • mccnabb
  • mcnab
  • mcnbab
  • mcnnabb
  • mmcnabb
  • mncabb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McNabb - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cmnabb2mcanbb2mccnabb1mcnab1mcnbab2mcnnabb1mmcnabb1mncabb2
Edit distance from "McNabb"

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 "McNabb"?
"McNabb" is spelled M-C-N-A-B-B.
What does "McNabb" mean?
As a proper noun, "McNabb" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "McNabb"?
"McNabb" is commonly confused with "McNair", "McCabe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "McNabb"?
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh (“son of the abbot”). 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 "McNabb", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

McGhee#47,752Maurer#47,751marque#47,747moiety#47,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

moline8 variantsMuncie8 variantslegume8 variantskabuki8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list