drinkworthy

adj

"drinkworthy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drinkworthy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capable or worthy of being drunk; drinkable; potable.

Key facts for drinkworthy
PropertyValue
Headworddrinkworthy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “drinkworthy” sits in English frequency

drinkworthy falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drinkworthy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable or worthy of being drunk; drinkable; potable.".

Zero misspellings are on record for drinkworthy in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From drink + -worthy. The correct English form is drinkworthy, spelled D-R-I-N-K-W-O-R-T-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable or worthy of being drunk; drinkable; potable.

Etymology

From drink + -worthy.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drinkworthy"?
"drinkworthy" is spelled D-R-I-N-K-W-O-R-T-H-Y.
What does "drinkworthy" mean?
As an adjective, "drinkworthy" means: Capable or worthy of being drunk; drinkable; potable.
What is the origin of the word "drinkworthy"?
From drink + -worthy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “drinkworthy”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-R-I-N-K-W-O-R-T-H-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list