insober

adj

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

The verdict

“insober” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lacking sobriety; drunk.

Key facts for insober
PropertyValue
Headwordinsober
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “insober” sits in English frequency

insober 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for insober is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lacking sobriety; drunk.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for insober, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + sober. The correct English form is insober, spelled I-N-S-O-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking sobriety; drunk.

Etymology

From in- + sober.

Synonyms

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 "insober"?
"insober" is spelled I-N-S-O-B-E-R.
What does "insober" mean?
As an adjective, "insober" means: Lacking sobriety; drunk.
What is the origin of the word "insober"?
From in- + sober. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “insober”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-S-O-B-E-R - 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