# smoky vs stocky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### smoky
*adjective · IPA /ˈsmoʊki/ · frequency rank #18,957*
Filled with smoke.

### stocky
*adjective · IPA /ˈstɒki/ · frequency rank #41,393*
Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

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