Alchoholic or alcoholic?
Did you mean alcoholic? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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alchoholic
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alcoholic
Correct spelling: alcoholic. Misspelling: alchoholic.
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Memory tip
Built on alcohol: one H, after the CO: al-co-HOL-ic.
Why people write “alchoholic”
The misspelling “alchoholic” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, H.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make alcoholic automatic.
Other misspellings of “alcoholic”
People also write “alcholic”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“alcholic”
Correct spelling: alcoholic. Misspelling: alcholic.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “alcholic” is only one letter off: it leaves out the O.
What does “alcoholic” mean?
alcoholic noun
- a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Synonyms:alkydipsomaniacboozerlushsoaker
alcoholic adjective
- characteristic of or containing alcohol
“alcoholic drinks”
- addicted to alcohol
“alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Alcoholic” in a sentence
- She ordered a non-alcoholic cocktail.
- Alcoholic drinks.
- Alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren.
Is “alcoholic” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“alchoholic” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ALCOHOLIC.