# drifter vs drinker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drifter
*noun · IPA /ˈdɹɪftə/ · frequency rank #35,696*
A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

### drinker
*noun · IPA /ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,958*
Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.

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