# draught vs drought

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### draught
*noun · IPA /dɹɑːft/ · frequency rank #26,069*
Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.

### drought
*noun · IPA /dɹaʊt/ · frequency rank #8,276*
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draught-vs-drought