O'Grady

Name: O'Grady, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“O'Grady” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,072. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,072
frequency rank, English: 15,494
“O” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

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

Key facts for O'Grady
Property	Value
Headword	O'Grady
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#38,072
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “O'Grady” 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). O'Grady lands here:

#38,072

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around O'Grady, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,072 among 15,494 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for O'Grady, with forms such as "'ogrady", "o'gardy", and "o'ggrady". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráda (“descendant of Gráda”), a name meaning "noble." Compare Grady. The correct English form is O'Grady, spelled O-'-G-R-A-D-Y.

Definition

1
A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráda (“descendant of Gráda”), a name meaning "noble." Compare Grady.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

'ogrady
o'gardy
o'ggrady
o'graddy
o'gradyy
o'grayd
o'grday
o'grrady
o'rgady
og'rady

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of O'Grady - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "O'Grady"

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 "O'Grady"?

"O'Grady" is spelled O-'-G-R-A-D-Y.

What does "O'Grady" mean?

As a proper noun, "O'Grady" means: A surname from Irish.

What are common misspellings of "O'Grady"?

Common misspellings include "'ogrady", "o'gardy", "o'ggrady", "o'graddy", "o'gradyy". The correct spelling is "O'Grady".

What is the origin of the word "O'Grady"?

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráda (“descendant of Gráda”), a name meaning "noble." Compare Grady. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “O'Grady”

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

The one correct English spelling is O-'-G-R-A-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.