draftsman
noun
draftsman is spelled D-R-A-F-T-S-M-A-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, draftsman means “US standard spelling of draughtsman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of draftsman is draftsmen.
How many letters and syllables are in draftsman?
| Letters | 9: D-R-A-F-T-S-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is draftsman?
Draftsman appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce draftsman?
- US
Draftsman has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-draftsman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of draftsman
- draftsmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does draftsman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USUS standard spelling of draughtsman.
- 2
A person who drafts legal documents.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does draftsman come from?
From draft + -s- + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).