An aspect of the present invention relates to a wire rod excellent in drawability comprising, in terms of% by weight, 0.4 to 0.7% of C, 1.2 to 2.3% of Si, 0.1% to 1.0% of Mn, Cr: 0.1 to 1.0%, Al: 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.01% or less, N: 0.001 to 0.007% and balance Fe and unavoidable impurities. The present wire cord satisfies the following relation 1; the amount of impurities present is 1050 pieces /mm2 or less, the proportion of impurities containing Al2O3 is 28% or less and the proportion of impurities containing TiN is 15% or less; the formula is 0.002 <= 0.67Al + 0.5Ti <= 0.011, wherein the symbol of each element in the formula 1 is a weight value % indicating the content of each element.