Mount McKinley

/maʊnt məˈkɪnli/

//maʊnt məˈkɪnli// name

"mount-mckinley" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mount McKinley” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Denali.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mount-mckinley · Mount McKinley · English

Mount McKinley · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Mount McKinley
PropertyValue
HeadwordMount McKinley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/maʊnt məˈkɪnli/
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Mount McKinley” in English

Mount McKinleyranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mount McKinley is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /maʊnt məˈkɪnli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of Denali.".

Mount McKinley has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named in 1896-97 after William McKinley, who was at the time a candidate for and who later became 25th president of the United States. The name was officially recognized by the national government in 1917. For more, see Denali. The correct English form is Mount McKinley, spelled M-O-U-N-T- -M-C-K-I-N-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of Denali.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. We named our great peak Mount McKinley, after William McKinley of Ohio, who had been nominated for the Presidency, and that fact was the first news we received on our way out of that wonderful wilderness.

Etymology

Named in 1896-97 after William McKinley, who was at the time a candidate for and who later became 25th president of the United States. The name was officially recognized by the national government in 1917. For more, see Denali.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mount McKinley"?
"Mount McKinley" is spelled M-O-U-N-T- -M-C-K-I-N-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /maʊnt məˈkɪnli/.
What does "Mount McKinley" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mount McKinley" means: Synonym of Denali.
How do you pronounce "Mount McKinley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mount McKinley" is /maʊnt məˈkɪnli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Mount McKinley"?
Named in 1896-97 after William McKinley, who was at the time a candidate for and who later became 25th president of the United States. The name was officially recognized by the national government in 1917. For more, see Denali. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list