draughty
/ˈdɹɑːfti/adjective
draughty is spelled D-R-A-U-G-H-T-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, draughty means “Standard spelling of drafty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in draughty?
| Letters | 8: D-R-A-U-G-H-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 draughty?
Draughty appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 draughty?
- UK /ˈdɹɑːfti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Mathmitch7-draughty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of draughty
- draughtier comparative
- draughtiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does draughty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKStandard spelling of drafty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does draughty come from?
From draught + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).