# crackpot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹæk.pɒt/ · frequency rank #49,847

## Definitions
1. An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
2. Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

## Etymology
Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate.
Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj) (< чо́каться (čókatʹsja), onomatopoeic), see crack for the further typology.

## Common misspellings (13)
`carckpot`, `ccrackpot`, `cracckpot`, `crackkpot`, `crackopt`, `crackpott`, `crackppot`, `crackpto`, `cracpkot`, `crakcpot`, `crcakpot`, `crrackpot`, `rcackpot`

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