“Draftsmen” or “Draughtsmen”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “draftsmen” and 0 prefer “draughtsmen”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	draftsmen	draughtsmen	Preference
United States	85	15	“draftsmen”
United Kingdom	60	40	“draftsmen”
India	75	25	“draftsmen”
Philippines	100	0	“draftsmen”
Canada	100	0	“draftsmen”
Australia	100	0	“draftsmen”
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.

“draftsmen”

…were taught to become expert draftsmen.
16 Surveyors and Draftsmen 2nd Class
8 Surveyors and Draftsmen 1st Class
He joined the Legal Draftsmen Department of Sri Lanka and…
…to an error by parliamentary draftsmen.
…James Anderson, one of his draftsmen, a partner.
…associated with other assistant engineers draftsmen, inspectors etc.
…Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen
6 Surveyors and Draftsmen Cadets
…and rose to be Legal Draftsmen in the mid-1950s.

“draughtsmen”

…great accuracy by the native draughtsmen he had trained to draw.
Category:Polish draughtsmen
…Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen.
…ellipsograph, an instrument used by draughtsmen to inscribe ellipses.
…whose need for skilled map draughtsmen was pressing.
Category:German draughtsmen
…only a team of 8–10 draughtsmen and engineers, in 1944 Frost…
Category:American draughtsmen
French engravers and draughtsmen of the 18th century by…
Category:British draughtsmen

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