# adrift

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈdɹɪft/ · frequency rank #26,667

## Definitions
1. Floating at random.
2. Absent from his watch.
3. Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.

## Etymology
From a- + drift.

## Easily confused with
- **airlift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adrift-vs-airlift)
- **admit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admit-vs-adrift)
- **Adrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adrian-vs-adrift)
- **addict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addict-vs-adrift)
- **Adrien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adrien-vs-adrift)

## Common misspellings (9)
`addrift`, `adirft`, `adrfit`, `adrifft`, `adriftt`, `adritf`, `adrrift`, `ardift`, `darift`

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