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 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,605
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

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)

Where “Mulcahy” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mulcahy lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mulcahy is uncommon English at frequency #55,605 among 36,575 “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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Using “Mulcahy”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-U-L-C-A-H-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mʌlˈkæhiː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list