dipsomaniac
/dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/noun
dipsomaniac is spelled D-I-P-S-O-M-A-N-I-A-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dipsomaniac means “One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dipsomaniac is dipsomaniacs.
How many letters and syllables are in dipsomaniac?
| Letters | 11: D-I-P-S-O-M-A-N-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dipsomaniac?
Dipsomaniac appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dipsomaniac?
- UK /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dipsomaniac.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dipsomaniac
- dipsomaniacs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dipsomaniac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
- 2
A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dipsomaniac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense An alcoholic:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dipsomaniac come from?
From dipso- + -maniac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).