three sheets in the wind
"three-sheets-in-the-wind" is a 20-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“three sheets in the wind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 24
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Drunk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-three-sheets-in-the-wind · three sheets in the wind · English
three sheets in the wind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 24 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | three sheets in the wind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 24 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “three sheets in the wind” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
three sheets in the wind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Drunk.".
No misspelling variants are generated for three sheets in the wind in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: See three sheets to the wind. The correct English form is three sheets in the wind, spelled T-H-R-E-E- -S-H-E-E-T-S- -I-N- -T-H-E- -W-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1Drunk.
Etymology
See three sheets to the wind.
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.