drinkable

adj

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"drinkable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drinkable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,592
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be drunk (as liquid).

Corpus desk

Index EN-drinkable · drinkable · English

drinkable · rank #47,592 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,592
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH drooping

Nearest frequency peer: drooping (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “drinkable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “drinkable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for drinkable
PropertyValue
Headworddrinkable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,592
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drinkable”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).drinkablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “drooping” (#47,593), “dozing” (#47,590), “downgrading” (#47,589). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drinkable” is #47,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around drinkable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,592 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for drinkable, with forms such as "ddrinkable", "dirnkable", and "driknable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able. The correct English form is drinkable, spelled D-R-I-N-K-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be drunk (as liquid).
  2. 2
    Safe to drink.
  3. 3
    Of good or satisfactory quality.

Etymology

From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able.

Synonyms

potabledrinkworthysafe to drinkchuggabledownabledrinkablepotulentquaffable

Antonyms

impotableundrinkableundrinkablenonpotableunpotable

This word in other languages

potable(Español)potable(Français)trinkbar(Deutsch)potável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrinkable
  • dirnkable
  • driknable
  • drinakble
  • drinkabble
  • drinkabel
  • drinkablle
  • drinkalbe
  • drinkbale
  • drinkible
  • drinkkable
  • drinnkable
  • drnikable
  • drrinkable
  • rdinkable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drinkable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddrinkable1dirnkable2driknable2drinakble2drinkabble1drinkabel2drinkablle1drinkalbe2
Edit distance from "drinkable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drinkable"?
"drinkable" is spelled D-R-I-N-K-A-B-L-E.
What does "drinkable" mean?
As an adjective, "drinkable" means: Able to be drunk (as liquid).
What are common misspellings of "drinkable"?
Common misspellings include "ddrinkable", "dirnkable", "driknable", "drinakble", "drinkabble". The correct spelling is "drinkable".
What is the origin of the word "drinkable"?
From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drinkable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list