McNally

name

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

The verdict

“McNally” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,881
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mcnally · McNally · English

McNally · rank #30,881 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,881
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH McFadden

Nearest frequency peer: McFadden (-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 “McNally”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “McNally” 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).

McNally vs morally
57% similar
McNally vs McNulty
71% similar
McNally vs mentally
50% similar

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

Key facts for McNally
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcNally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,881
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McNally”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).McNallylands 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 “McFadden” (#30,880), “McNeil” (#30,882), “MCS” (#30,883). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McNally” is #30,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around McNally, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,881 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for McNally, with forms such as "cmnally", "mcanlly", and "mccnally". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "morally", "McNulty", "mentally", and more, 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 Irish Mac Con Allaidh (son of the wild hound) derived from cú allaid (“wild hound, wild dog”), or in Connacht Irish Mac an Fhailghigh derived from failgheach (“poor man”). The correct English form is McNally, spelled M-C-N-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Allaidh (son of the wild hound) derived from cú allaid (“wild hound, wild dog”), or in Connacht Irish Mac an Fhailghigh derived from failgheach (“poor man”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmnally
  • mcanlly
  • mccnally
  • mcnallyy
  • mcnaly
  • mcnalyl
  • mcnlaly
  • mcnnally
  • mmcnally
  • mncally

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McNally - 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.

cmnally2mcanlly2mccnally1mcnallyy1mcnaly1mcnalyl2mcnlaly2mcnnally1
Edit distance from "McNally"

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 "McNally"?
"McNally" is spelled M-C-N-A-L-L-Y.
What does "McNally" mean?
As a proper noun, "McNally" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "McNally"?
"McNally" is commonly confused with "morally", "McNulty", "mentally". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "McNally"?
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Allaidh (son of the wild hound) derived from cú allaid (“wild hound, wild dog”), or in Connacht Irish Mac an Fhailghigh derived from failgheach (“poor man”). 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 "McNally", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list