# smite vs smitten

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### smitten
*adjective · IPA /ˈsmɪ.tn̩/ · frequency rank #28,728*
Affected by an act of smiting.

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