sozzled

/ˈsɒzl̩d/

//ˈsɒzl̩d// adj

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very drunk.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sozzled · sozzled · English

sozzled · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for sozzled
PropertyValue
Headwordsozzled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsɒzl̩d/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sozzled” sits in English frequency

sozzledsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sozzled is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsɒzl̩d/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very drunk.".

sozzled has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is sozzled, spelled S-O-Z-Z-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Very drunk.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sozzled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I heard heavy breathing. A cork left its bottle with a pop. A pause. Then a voice remarked: "Gin, blast it! T'hell with gin!" There followed a shattering crash. The voice gave a sozzled chuckle. "Thash th'mirror. Wash good of mirrors anyway?" Another cork popped.

Synonyms

pickledsloshed. See also: Thesaurus:drunk

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 "sozzled"?
"sozzled" is spelled S-O-Z-Z-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɒzl̩d/.
What does "sozzled" mean?
As an adjective, "sozzled" means: Very drunk.
How do you pronounce "sozzled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sozzled" is /ˈsɒzl̩d/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sozzled" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list