McMahon

\mak.ma.ɔ̃\

/\mak.ma.ɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“McMahon” is uncommon French (frequency #52,820 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,820
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille irlandais

Key facts for McMahon
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcMahon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mak.ma.ɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “McMahon” sits in French 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). McMahon 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

McMahon is uncommon French at frequency #52,820 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mak.ma.ɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille irlandais".

No generated misspelling entries exist for McMahon in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is McMahon, spelled M-C-M-A-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille irlandais

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "McMahon"?
"McMahon" is spelled M-C-M-A-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mak.ma.ɔ̃\.
What does "McMahon" mean?
As a proper noun, "McMahon" means: Nom de famille irlandais
How do you pronounce "McMahon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "McMahon" is \mak.ma.ɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "McMahon" come from?
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Using “McMahon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-C-M-A-H-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mak.ma.ɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list