draff
/dɹæf/
"draff" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“draff” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A byproduct from a brewery, a distillery, or both, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with distillers' grains, brewers' spent grains, or both (when not differenti...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | draff |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɹæf/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “draff” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for draff is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɹæf/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A byproduct from a brewery, a distillery, or both, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with distillers' grains, brewers' spent grains, or both (when not differenti...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for draff, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English draf, likely from an unrecorded Old English *dræf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz. The correct English form is draff, spelled D-R-A-F-F.
Definition
- 1A byproduct from a brewery, a distillery, or both, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with distillers' grains, brewers' spent grains, or both (when not differentiated); usually differentiated from potale, at least in technical use, although broad, nontechnical use has often lumped all such byproducts together, especially in the past.
Etymology
From Middle English draf, likely from an unrecorded Old English *dræf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz.
This word in other languages
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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Using “draff”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-R-A-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɹæf/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.