Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccain

/məˈkeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: mc-cain
IPA: /məˈkeɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From the Irish variant of McKean.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

McCains (plural)

Derived Forms

McCainiac McCainite

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce mccain?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈkeɪn/.
What does mccain mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does mccain come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce mccain

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