workaholic

noun

"workaholic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“workaholic” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,175
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.

Key facts for workaholic
PropertyValue
Headwordworkaholic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#45,175
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “workaholic” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). workaholic lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around workaholic, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,175 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for workaholic, with forms such as "owrkaholic", "wokraholic", and "worakholic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From work + -aholic. The correct English form is workaholic, spelled W-O-R-K-A-H-O-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.

Etymology

From work + -aholic.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrkaholic
  • wokraholic
  • worakholic
  • workahholic
  • workahloic
  • workahoilc
  • workaholci
  • workaholicc
  • workahollic
  • workaohlic
  • workhaolic
  • workkaholic
  • worrkaholic
  • wrokaholic
  • wworkaholic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of workaholic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

owrkaholic2wokraholic2worakholic2workahholic1workahloic2workahoilc2workaholci2workaholicc1
Edit distance from "workaholic"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "workaholic"?
"workaholic" is spelled W-O-R-K-A-H-O-L-I-C.
What does "workaholic" mean?
As a noun, "workaholic" means: A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
What are common misspellings of "workaholic"?
Common misspellings include "owrkaholic", "wokraholic", "worakholic", "workahholic", "workahloic". The correct spelling is "workaholic".
What is the origin of the word "workaholic"?
From work + -aholic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “workaholic”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-K-A-H-O-L-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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