# Sweeney

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈswiːni/ · frequency rank #18,441

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Suibhne. Compare McSweeney.

## Easily confused with
- **sweety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeney-vs-sweety)
- **sweetly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeney-vs-sweetly)
- **sweeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeney-vs-sweeper)
- **sweeten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeney-vs-sweeten)
- **Seeley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeley-vs-sweeney)

## Common misspellings (10)
`seweney`, `ssweeney`, `sweeeny`, `sweeneyy`, `sweenney`, `sweenye`, `sweneey`, `sweney`, `swweeney`, `wseeney`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sweeney