drinker

/ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/

//ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)// noun

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"drinker" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drinker” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,958
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drinker · drinker · English

drinker · rank #22,958 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,958
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH draped

Nearest frequency peer: draped (-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 “drinker”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drinker” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

drinker vs driver
71% similar
drinker vs drinks
71% similar
drinker vs drunken
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for drinker
PropertyValue
Headworddrinker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,958
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drinker”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “draped” (#22,957), “doomsday” (#22,956), “Emil” (#22,960). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drinker” is #22,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around drinker (IPA /ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,958 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for drinker, with forms such as "ddrinker", "dirnker", and "drikner". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "driver", "drinks", "drunken", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English drinkere, drynkere, from Old English drincere (“drinker”), from Proto-Germanic *drinkārijaz (“drinker”), equivalent to drink + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drinker (“drinker”), West Frisian drinker (“drinker”), Dutch drinker (“dri… The correct English form is drinker, spelled D-R-I-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.
  2. 2
    Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.
  3. 3
    A device from which animals can drink.
  4. 4
    A pub.
  5. 5
    A lasiocampid moth of species Euthrix potatoria, having an orange-brown colour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how drinker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a heavy drinker
  2. At a single table a couple of Chinese drinkers looked up incuriously.

Etymology

From Middle English drinkere, drynkere, from Old English drincere (“drinker”), from Proto-Germanic *drinkārijaz (“drinker”), equivalent to drink + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drinker (“drinker”), West Frisian drinker (“drinker”), Dutch drinker (“drinker”), German Low German Drinker (“drinker”), German Trinker (“drinker”), Danish drikker (“drinker”), Swedish drickare, drinkare (“drinker”).

Synonyms

alcoholicsousesuck-pintboozerlocalwatering hole

Antonyms

teetotalernondrinker

This word in other languages

bebedor(Español)buveur(Français)Trinker(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrinker
  • dirnker
  • drikner
  • drinekr
  • drinkerr
  • drinkker
  • drinkre
  • drinnker
  • drniker
  • drrinker
  • rdinker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drinker - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddrinker1dirnker2drikner2drinekr2drinkerr1drinkker1drinkre2drinnker1
Edit distance from "drinker"

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 "drinker"?
"drinker" is spelled D-R-I-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/.
What does "drinker" mean?
As a noun, "drinker" means: Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.
What words are commonly confused with "drinker"?
"drinker" is commonly confused with "driver", "drinks", "drunken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drinker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drinker" is /ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "drinker"?
From Middle English drinkere, drynkere, from Old English drincere (“drinker”), from Proto-Germanic *drinkārijaz (“drinker”), equivalent to drink + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drinker (“drinker”), West Frisian drinker (“drinker”), Dutch dri... 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 "drinker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

grievous11 variantsclocked11 variantsHebrews11 variantsHepburn11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list