smite
/smaɪt/verb
smite is spelled S-M-I-T-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, smite means “To strike down or kill with godly force” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in smite?
| Letters | 5: S-M-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is smite?
Smite appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce smite?
- /smaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-smite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with smite?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as smite.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: times, metis.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of smite
- smites present, singular, he/she/it
- smiting participle, present
- smote past, participle
- smited past, participle
- smitten participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo hit; to strike.
- 2
To strike down or kill with godly force.
- 3
To injure with divine power.
- 4
To kill violently; to slay.
- 5
To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
- 6
To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
- 7
To strike with love or infatuation.
Bob was smitten with Laura from the first time he saw her.
noun
- 1
archaicrareA heavy strike with a weapon, tool, or the hand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Smite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | frapper |
| German | schlagen |
| Portuguese | golpear, bater , fulminar |
| Spanish | golpear, cascar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does smite come from?
From Middle English smiten, from Old English smītan (“to daub, smear, smudge; soil, defile, pollute”), from Proto-West Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to sling; throw; smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, whisk, strike, rub”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).