draughtsman
/ˈdɹɑːftsmən/noun
draughtsman is spelled D-R-A-U-G-H-T-S-M-A-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, draughtsman means “A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of draughtsman is draughtsmen.
How many letters and syllables are in draughtsman?
| Letters | 11: D-R-A-U-G-H-T-S-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is draughtsman?
Draughtsman appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 draughtsman?
- UK /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-draughtsman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of draughtsman
- draughtsmen plural
- draftman
- draftsman
- draughtman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does draughtsman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
- 2
obsoleteA book illustrator.
- 3
obsoleteOne who drinks drams; a tippler.
- 4
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Draughtsman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dessinateur |
| German | Zeichner, Bauzeichner, Konstruktionszeichner, Konstrukteur, technischer Zeichner , Buchillustrator |
| Spanish | delineante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does draughtsman come from?
From draught + -s- + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).