draftsman

noun

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"draftsman" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“draftsman” is uncommon English (frequency #50,479 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,479
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - US standard spelling of draughtsman.

Corpus desk

Index EN-draftsman · draftsman · English

draftsman · rank #50,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,479
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dovey

Nearest frequency peer: Dovey (-2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “draftsman”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “draftsman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for draftsman
PropertyValue
Headworddraftsman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “draftsman” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).draftsmanfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Dovey” (#50,477), “Drinkwater” (#50,481), “docu” (#50,475). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “draftsman” is #50,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

draftsman is uncommon English at frequency #50,479 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for draftsman, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From draft + -s- + -man. The correct English form is draftsman, spelled D-R-A-F-T-S-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    US standard spelling of draughtsman.
  2. 2
    A person who drafts legal documents.

Etymology

From draft + -s- + -man.

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 "draftsman"?
"draftsman" is spelled D-R-A-F-T-S-M-A-N.
What does "draftsman" mean?
As a noun, "draftsman" means: US standard spelling of draughtsman.
What is the origin of the word "draftsman"?
From draft + -s- + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "draftsman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

expletive#50,500cynically#50,456fairtrade#50,504festivity#50,511

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list