draught

/dɹɑːft/

//dɹɑːft// noun

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"draught" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“draught” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,069. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,069
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.

Corpus desk

Index EN-draught · draught · English

draught · rank #26,069 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,069
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dobbs

Nearest frequency peer: Dobbs (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “draught”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “draught” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

draught vs drought
86% similar
draught vs draft
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for draught
PropertyValue
Headworddraught
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɹɑːft/
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,069
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “draught”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).draughtlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Dobbs” (#26,068), “dreary” (#26,070), “DMs” (#26,067). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “draught” is #26,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around draught (IPA /dɹɑːft/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,069 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for draught, with forms such as "darught", "ddraught", and "draguht". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "drought", "draft", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t. The correct English form is draught, spelled D-R-A-U-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.
  2. 2
    A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
  3. 3
    Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
  4. 4
    A mild vesicatory.
  5. 5
    An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  6. 6
    Any picture or drawing.
  7. 7
    A sudden attack upon an enemy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how draught appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She could feel a draught where she was sitting.
  2. […]he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make a draught.

Etymology

From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t.

Synonyms

draught-houseouthousechecker

This word in other languages

dama(Español)Spielstein(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darught
  • ddraught
  • draguht
  • draugght
  • draughht
  • draughtt
  • draugth
  • drauhgt
  • drraught
  • druaght
  • rdaught

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of draught - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

darught2ddraught1draguht2draugght1draughht1draughtt1draugth2drauhgt2
Edit distance from "draught"

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 "draught"?
"draught" is spelled D-R-A-U-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /dɹɑːft/.
What does "draught" mean?
As a noun, "draught" means: Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.
What words are commonly confused with "draught"?
"draught" is commonly confused with "drought", "draft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "draught"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "draught" is /dɹɑːft/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "draught"?
From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t. 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 "draught", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list