# drowsy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɹaʊzi/ · frequency rank #36,116

## Definitions
1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
2. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
3. Boring.
4. Dull; stupid.

## Etymology
From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).

## Easily confused with
- **drops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drops-vs-drowsy)
- **draws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draws-vs-drowsy)
- **drown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drown-vs-drowsy)
- **dowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dowry-vs-drowsy)
- **downy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/downy-vs-drowsy)
- **drowns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drowns-vs-drowsy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddrowsy`, `dorwsy`, `droswy`, `drowssy`, `drowsyy`, `drowwsy`, `drowys`, `drrowsy`, `drwosy`, `rdowsy`

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