dipsomaniac
/dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/
"dipsomaniac" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dipsomaniac” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
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Index EN-dipsomaniac · dipsomaniac · English
dipsomaniac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | dipsomaniac |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dipsomaniac” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dipsomaniac is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dipsomaniac, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dipso- + -maniac. The correct English form is dipsomaniac, spelled D-I-P-S-O-M-A-N-I-A-C.
Definition
- 1One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
- 2A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dipsomaniac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The dipsomaniac and the abstainer are not only both mistaken, but they both make the same mistake. They both regard wine as a drug and not as a drink.
The Spaniards are nice, but, of course, most of them are terribly poor, the ones who aren’t are impossible, I don’t like the tourists, mainly English and American dipsomaniacs, paid, my dear, by their families to stay away.
Etymology
From dipso- + -maniac.
Antonyms
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.