smoke

[sməʊk]

/[sməʊk]/ noun

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The verdict

“smoke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,824
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rauch von etwas Brennendem

Corpus desk

Index DE-smoke · smoke · German

smoke · rank #33,824 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,824
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH smarte

Nearest frequency peer: smarte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „smoke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „smoke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

smoke vs some
60% similar
smoke vs sole
60% similar
smoke vs sone
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for smoke
PropertyValue
Headwordsmoke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sməʊk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,824
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „smoke“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).smokeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „smarte“ (#33,823), „Sonntagen“ (#33,825), „slots“ (#33,822). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „smoke“ bei #33,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around smoke (IPA [sməʊk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,824 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Rauch von etwas Brennendem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for smoke, with forms such as "msoke", "smkoe", and "smmoke". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "some", "sole", "sone", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is smoke, spelled S-M-O-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rauch von etwas Brennendem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how smoke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This is particularly important since smoke can spread very quickly through corridors and stairwells.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • msoke
  • smkoe
  • smmoke
  • smoek
  • smokke
  • somke
  • ssmoke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of smoke - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

msoke2smkoe2smmoke1smoek2smokke1somke2ssmoke1
Edit distance from "smoke"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "smoke"?
"smoke" is spelled S-M-O-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sməʊk].
What does "smoke" mean?
As a noun, "smoke" means: Rauch von etwas Brennendem
What words are commonly confused with "smoke"?
"smoke" is commonly confused with "some", "sole", "sone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "smoke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "smoke" is [sməʊk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "smoke" come from?
"smoke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "smoke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

slots#33,822skins#33,820Säfte#33,848Sager#33,792

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rufst7 variantsQatar7 variantsprimo7 variantsPizzen7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list