“Draftsmanship” or “Draughtsmanship”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “draftsmanship” and 2 prefer “draughtsmanship”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	draftsmanship	draughtsmanship	Preference
United States	62	38	“draftsmanship”
United Kingdom	36	64	“draughtsmanship”
India	80	20	“draftsmanship”
Philippines	100	0	“draftsmanship”
Canada	0	0	Not enough data
Australia	0	100	“draughtsmanship”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“draftsmanship”

In Timișoara, where he taught draftsmanship, Podlipny led the Free School…
…is known for its delicate draftsmanship, brilliance of colouring, the rich…
…and briefly studied figure drawing, draftsmanship, painting, and printmaking at the…
…view, and as for legal draftsmanship his deeds were in urgent…
…illustration board, then tinting the draftsmanship with airbrushed acrylic paint, finishing…
In terms of craft, draftsmanship, brushwork, composition, color, tonality, line,…
…spending three years performing basic draftsmanship and seeking opportunities overseas.
Krychevsky draftsmanship is considered to be equal…
…earning a diploma in mechanical draftsmanship.
…Cassian:"George's forte was his superb draftsmanship... and an impeccable design sense.

“draughtsmanship”

…Burton's "love of colour," "assured draughtsmanship" and "powerful observation" evident in…
…Eoghan Harris who highlighted Holloway's draughtsmanship.
His work displayed meticulous draughtsmanship which was based on his…
…for the quality of the draughtsmanship, as well as for the…
…whose ability in mathematics and draughtsmanship was apparent from a young
…a groundwork of sound constructive draughtsmanship, which is so marked a…
…helped him to hone his draughtsmanship and other skills, and he…
…and propaganda posters in their draughtsmanship and dramatic use of shadow.
…by the limitations of his draughtsmanship".
…quoted as remarking that his draughtsmanship was "unsurpassed" and John Singer…

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