smiled

/smaɪld/

//smaɪld// verb

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

The verdict

“smiled” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,857
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of smile

Corpus desk

Index EN-smiled · smiled · English

smiled · rank #8,857 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,857
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sh

Nearest frequency peer: sh (-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 “smiled”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “smiled” 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).

smiled vs smite
67% similar
smiled vs suited
67% similar
smiled vs smoked
67% similar

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

Key facts for smiled
PropertyValue
Headwordsmiled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/smaɪld/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,857
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “smiled”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).smiledlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “sh” (#8,856), “searches” (#8,855), “snakes” (#8,859). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “smiled” is #8,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around smiled (IPA /smaɪld/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,857 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of smile".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for smiled, with forms such as "msiled", "simled", and "smield". 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, "smite", "suited", "smoked", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is smiled, spelled S-M-I-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of smile

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • msiled
  • simled
  • smield
  • smilde
  • smiledd
  • smilled
  • smlied
  • smmiled
  • ssmiled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of smiled - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

msiled2simled2smield2smilde2smiledd1smilled1smlied2smmiled1
Edit distance from "smiled"

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 "smiled"?
"smiled" is spelled S-M-I-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /smaɪld/.
What does "smiled" mean?
As a verb, "smiled" means: simple past and past participle of smile
What words are commonly confused with "smiled"?
"smiled" is commonly confused with "smite", "suited", "smoked". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "smiled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "smiled" is /smaɪld/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "smiled" come from?
"smiled" 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 "smiled", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

snakes#8,859scroll#8,854strips#8,861radius#8,847

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

referee9 variantsTrevor9 variantspickup9 variantsmortal9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list