# smiley

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsmaɪli/ · frequency rank #17,247

## Definitions
1. Cheerful and happy; smiling.
2. Having one's throat slit from side to side.

## Etymology
From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.

## Easily confused with
- **smite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiley-vs-smite)
- **smokey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiley-vs-smokey)
- **soiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiley-vs-soiled)
- **Spidey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiley-vs-spidey)
- **smile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smile-vs-smiley)
- **silly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silly-vs-smiley)
- **silky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-smiley)
- **smiles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiles-vs-smiley)
- **smiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiled-vs-smiley)
- **sailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailed-vs-smiley)
- **smelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelly-vs-smiley)
- **Sibley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sibley-vs-smiley)
- **Seeley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeley-vs-smiley)
- **Shirley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shirley-vs-smiley)
- **Shipley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipley-vs-smiley)

## Common misspellings (9)
`msiley`, `simley`, `smiely`, `smileyy`, `smilley`, `smilye`, `smliey`, `smmiley`, `ssmiley`

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