Gewohnheitstrinker
[ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌtʁɪŋkɐ]
The verdict
“Gewohnheitstrinker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der gewohnheitsmäßig zu viel alkoholische Getränke zu sich nimmt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gewohnheitstrinker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌtʁɪŋkɐ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gewohnheitstrinker” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gewohnheitstrinker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌtʁɪŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der gewohnheitsmäßig zu viel alkoholische Getränke zu sich nimmt".
Gewohnheitstrinker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gewohnheitstrinker, spelled G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T-S-T-R-I-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der gewohnheitsmäßig zu viel alkoholische Getränke zu sich nimmt
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Gewohnheitstrinker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T-S-T-R-I-N-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌtʁɪŋkɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.