# drinking

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,993

## Definitions
1. An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?]. By surface analysis, drink + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **driving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drinking-vs-driving)
- **dripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drinking-vs-dripping)
- **dining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dining-vs-drinking)
- **drilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drilling-vs-drinking)
- **draining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draining-vs-drinking)
- **drifting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drifting-vs-drinking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddrinking`, `dirnking`, `drikning`, `drinikng`, `drinkign`, `drinkingg`, `drinkinng`, `drinkking`, `drinknig`, `drinnking`, `drniking`, `drrinking`, `rdinking`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/drinking