sloppy drunk
"sloppy-drunk" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sloppy drunk” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Very drunk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sloppy-drunk · sloppy drunk · English
sloppy drunk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sloppy drunk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sloppy drunk” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sloppy drunk is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very drunk.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sloppy drunk, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is sloppy drunk, spelled S-L-O-P-P-Y- -D-R-U-N-K.
Definition
- 1Very drunk.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sloppy drunk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“He wants to talk to you, Reverend Wayne. Honestly, if Joseph was a drinking man I would say he’s sloppy drunk. He just doesn’t make sense.”
‘Listen, business is pretty good, but I got to take off. Keep the joint open as long as you got any customers. Even if they’re sloppy drunk. If they’re hog drunk, but spending money, keep the joint open.’
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.
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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.