# smelled

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsmɛld/ · frequency rank #15,061

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of smell

## Easily confused with
- **smiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelled-vs-smiled)
- **smelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelled-vs-smelly)
- **spelled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelled-vs-spelled)
- **swelled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelled-vs-swelled)
- **smelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelled-vs-smelter)
- **smell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smell-vs-smelled)
- **sealed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealed-vs-smelled)
- **seller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seller-vs-smelled)
- **smaller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smaller-vs-smelled)
- **skilled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-smelled)
- **Shelley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelley-vs-smelled)
- **shelled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelled-vs-smelled)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mselled`, `semlled`, `smeled`, `smeleld`, `smellde`, `smelledd`, `smleled`, `smmelled`, `ssmelled`

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