# smiled vs smite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### smiled
*verb · IPA /smaɪld/ · frequency rank #8,857*
simple past and past participle of smile

### smite
*verb · IPA /smaɪt/ · frequency rank #31,767*
To hit; to strike.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiled-vs-smite