# smiled vs spiked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### spiked
*adjective · frequency rank #21,666*
Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake.

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