withdraught

/wɪðˈdɹɑːft/

//wɪðˈdɹɑːft// noun

"withdraught" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“withdraught” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Withdrawal

Corpus desk

Index EN-withdraught · withdraught · English

withdraught · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for withdraught
PropertyValue
Headwordwithdraught
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/wɪðˈdɹɑːft/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “withdraught” in English

withdraughtsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

withdraught is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /wɪðˈdɹɑːft/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

withdraught doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wyþdraȝþ, wedraught, etc, equivalent to with- + draught or withdraw + -t (abstract nominal suffix). The correct English form is withdraught, spelled W-I-T-H-D-R-A-U-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Withdrawal
  2. 2
    Withdrawal
  3. 3
    A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.
  4. 4
    An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  5. 5
    A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.

Etymology

From Middle English wyþdraȝþ, wedraught, etc, equivalent to with- + draught or withdraw + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "withdraught"?
"withdraught" is spelled W-I-T-H-D-R-A-U-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /wɪðˈdɹɑːft/.
What does "withdraught" mean?
As a noun, "withdraught" means: Withdrawal
How do you pronounce "withdraught"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "withdraught" is /wɪðˈdɹɑːft/. 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 "withdraught"?
From Middle English wyþdraȝþ, wedraught, etc, equivalent to with- + draught or withdraw + -t (abstract nominal suffix). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list