Mulcahy

/mʌlˈkæhiː/

//mʌlˈkæhiː// name

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

The verdict

“Mulcahy” is uncommon English (frequency #55,605 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,605
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mulcahy · Mulcahy · English

Mulcahy · rank #55,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,605
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH MPLS

Nearest frequency peer: MPLS (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Mulcahy”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mulcahy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mulcahy
PropertyValue
HeadwordMulcahy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/mʌlˈkæhiː/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Mulcahy” in English

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).Mulcahyfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “MPLS” (#55,604), “multivitamin” (#55,606), “morro” (#55,603). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mulcahy” is #55,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mulcahy is uncommon English at frequency #55,605 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /mʌlˈkæhiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Mulcahy doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathach”), a byname from cathachyss (“warlike”). The correct English form is Mulcahy, spelled M-U-L-C-A-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathach”), a byname from cathachyss (“warlike”).

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 "Mulcahy"?
"Mulcahy" is spelled M-U-L-C-A-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /mʌlˈkæhiː/.
What does "Mulcahy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mulcahy" means: A surname from Irish.
How do you pronounce "Mulcahy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mulcahy" is /mʌlˈkæhiː/. 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 "Mulcahy"?
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathach”), a byname from cathachyss (“warlike”). 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 "Mulcahy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Moloney#55,601Nanette#55,611nutcase#55,619matting#55,590

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list