dipsomania
/ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/
"dipsomania" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dipsomania” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Addiction to alcohol.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dipsomania · dipsomania · English
dipsomania · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dipsomania |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dipsomania” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dipsomania is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dipsomania has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dipso- (“thirst; drinking”) + -mania. The correct English form is dipsomania, spelled D-I-P-S-O-M-A-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1Addiction to alcohol.
- 2Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.
- 3A strong craving for something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dipsomania appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A most ingenuous youth was Master Snape, round-eyed, round-cheeked, with an ever ready smooth and round unvarnished tale—a youth afflicted with a dipsomania for information.
"You must regard my passion for painting," he began once more, "as a sort of dipsomania—I really can't help myself."
Etymology
From dipso- (“thirst; drinking”) + -mania.
This word in other languages
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.