# drunkard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹʌŋkɚd/ · frequency rank #39,790

## Definitions
1. A person who is habitually drunk.

## Etymology
From earlier droncarde, from Middle English *druncard (attested as a surname, Druncard), possibly from Middle Low German drunkert, equivalent to drunk + -ard (“pejorative agent suffix”). Compare German Trunkart. Compare braggart.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddrunkard`, `drnukard`, `drrunkard`, `druknard`, `drunakrd`, `drunkadr`, `drunkardd`, `drunkarrd`, `drunkkard`, `drunkrad`, `drunnkard`, `durnkard`, `rdunkard`

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