# smiley vs smokey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### smiley
*adjective · IPA /ˈsmaɪli/ · frequency rank #17,247*
Cheerful and happy; smiling.

### smokey
*adjective · frequency rank #20,500*
Alternative spelling of smoky.

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