draughtsman
/ˈdɹɑːftsmən/
"draughtsman" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“draughtsman” is uncommon English (frequency #57,987 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,987
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
Corpus desk
Index EN-draughtsman · draughtsman · English
draughtsman · rank #57,987 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,987
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dower
Nearest frequency peer: dower (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “draughtsman”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Doane
Doane
42,020 corpus weight
- Dorcas
Dorcas
42,018 corpus weight
- dower
dower
42,015 corpus weight
- draughtsman
draughtsman
42,014 corpus weight
- ductile
ductile
42,013 corpus weight
- earthworm
earthworm
42,008 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “draughtsman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | draughtsman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #57,987 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “draughtsman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
draughtsman is uncommon English at frequency #57,987 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for draughtsman in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From draught + -s- + -man. The correct English form is draughtsman, spelled D-R-A-U-G-H-T-S-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
- 2A book illustrator.
- 3One who drinks drams; a tippler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how draughtsman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It was after the building and successful trials of the "Lord Nelson" engine on the Southern Railway that Sir Henry Fowler, then C.M.E. of the L.M.S.R., sent his chief draughtsman, Herbert Chambers, to Waterloo with the proposed weight diagram of a new 4-6-0 engine (to be known as a "Royal Scot" class), and to discuss the proposal with Mr. Clayton.
I have used my interest in several wards of the city , that the wholesome restorative above - mentioned may be given in tavern - kitchens to all the morning's draughtsmen within
Etymology
From draught + -s- + -man.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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