“Draft” or “Draught”

Language

Draft and draught are both English terms.

Usage

Draft is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while draught is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
draft	100	81	87	98	99	91	100	88	90	95	93	93
draught	0	19	13	2	1	9	0	12	10	5	7	7

• In the United States, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (81 to 19).
• In India, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (87 to 13).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (99 to 1).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (91 to 9).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (88 to 12).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (90 to 10).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (95 to 5).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (93 to 7).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "draft" over "draught" (93 to 7).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use draft or draught with sample sentences.

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