How Do You Spell DRAUGHTED?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈaftɪd] (IPA)

The word "draughted" is spelled with a "u" after the "g" instead of an "a" because it follows British spelling conventions. The IPA phonetic transcription of this word is /drɑːftɪd/. The first sound is a voiced dental fricative "d," pronounced by touching the tongue to the upper teeth. The following sound is an open mid-back vowel "ɑː" pronounced with the lips relaxed and opened. Lastly, the word ends with a voiceless dental plosive "t" pronounced by stopping the airflow with the tongue and then releasing it.

Common Misspellings for DRAUGHTED

• sraughted
• xraughted
• craughted
• fraughted
• rraughted
• eraughted
• deaughted
• ddaughted
• dfaughted
• dtaughted
• d5aughted
• d4aughted
• drzughted
• drsughted
• drwughted
• drqughted
• drayghted
• drahghted
• drajghted
• draughteed

Etymology of DRAUGHTED

The word "draughted" is derived from the verb "draft", which in turn comes from the Old English word "dræft" meaning "pulling, hauling, or drawing". It ultimately stems from the Proto-Germanic word *drab- which means "to draw, drag, or pull". The verb "draft" refers to the action of selecting, conscripting, or recruiting individuals, often into military service or for particular tasks. "Draughted" is the past tense and past participle form of "draft", indicating that someone has been selected or conscripted.

Similar spelling words for DRAUGHTED

• Drifted,
• driftwood,
• u.n.-drafted,
• snow-drifted,
• re-drafted,
• u.s.-drafted,
• Drafted,
• draughttight,
• non-drafted,
• well-drafted,
• drafttight,
• Driftweed.