Which to use
“spiked” is an adjective and “stoked” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,666
- “spiked” frequency rank
- #16,360
- “stoked” frequency rank
- 38026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spiked | stoked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake. | simple past and past participle of stoke |
Letter map: spiked vs stoked
Shared letters muted; letters that set spiked and stoked apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. spiked and stoked follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for spiked / stoked
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spiked is anadjective and stokedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spiked is recorded at frequency rank #21,666, classified as anadj. stoked is at rank #16,360, tagged as averb, pronounced /stoʊkt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38026, this pair ranks #289,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spiked vs stoked
Shared letters: deks. Private to "spiked": ip. Private to "stoked": ot.
"spiked" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stoked" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spiked" and "stoked" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "spiked" or "stoked" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "spiked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stoked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spiked" and "stoked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stoked vs stooped". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #289,470 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.