smarts

noun

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"smarts" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“smarts” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,974
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intelligence; smartness

Corpus desk

Index EN-smarts · smarts · English

smarts · rank #30,974 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,974
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH slurry

Nearest frequency peer: slurry (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “smarts”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “smarts” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

smarts vs start
67% similar
smarts vs stars
67% similar
smarts vs stats
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for smarts
PropertyValue
Headwordsmarts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,974
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “smarts”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).smartslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “slurry” (#30,973), “Sosa” (#30,975), “slingshot” (#30,972). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “smarts” is #30,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around smarts, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,974 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "intelligence; smartness".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for smarts, with forms such as "msarts", "samrts", and "smarrts". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "start", "stars", "stats", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is smarts, spelled S-M-A-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    intelligence; smartness

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how smarts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A lot can be said for the infinite mercies of God, but the smarts of a good pharmacist, when you get down to it, is worth more.
  2. "Guess that was a stupid question. Either you're smart or you're not. I am not book smart but I have street smarts. I think street smarts are important.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • msarts
  • samrts
  • smarrts
  • smarst
  • smartss
  • smartts
  • smatrs
  • smmarts
  • smrats
  • ssmarts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of smarts - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

msarts2samrts2smarrts1smarst2smartss1smartts1smatrs2smmarts1
Edit distance from "smarts"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "smarts"?
"smarts" is spelled S-M-A-R-T-S.
What does "smarts" mean?
As a noun, "smarts" means: intelligence; smartness
What words are commonly confused with "smarts"?
"smarts" is commonly confused with "start", "stars", "stats". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "smarts" come from?
"smarts" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "smarts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

slurry#30,973sexier#30,965Saxony#30,957Sancho#30,953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

searing10 variantsTaunton10 variantsO'Rourke10 variantsallusion10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list