smiths

/smɪθs/

//smɪθs// noun

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

The verdict

“smiths” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,222
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of smith

Corpus desk

Index EN-smiths · smiths · English

smiths · rank #22,222 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,222
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH soma

Nearest frequency peer: soma (+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 “smiths”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “smiths” 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).

smiths vs suits
67% similar
smiths vs Smyth
50% similar
smiths vs Smythe
50% similar

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

Key facts for smiths
PropertyValue
Headwordsmiths
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/smɪθs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,222
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “smiths”

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).smithslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “soma” (#22,223), “slider” (#22,220), “someones” (#22,224). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “smiths” is #22,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around smiths (IPA /smɪθs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,222 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of smith".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for smiths, with forms such as "msiths", "simths", and "smihts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "suits", "Smyth", "Smythe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is smiths, spelled S-M-I-T-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of smith

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • msiths
  • simths
  • smihts
  • smithhs
  • smithss
  • smitsh
  • smitths
  • smmiths
  • smtihs
  • ssmiths

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of smiths - 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.

msiths2simths2smihts2smithhs1smithss1smitsh2smitths1smmiths1
Edit distance from "smiths"

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 "smiths"?
"smiths" is spelled S-M-I-T-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is /smɪθs/.
What does "smiths" mean?
As a noun, "smiths" means: plural of smith
What words are commonly confused with "smiths"?
"smiths" is commonly confused with "suits", "Smyth", "Smythe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "smiths"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "smiths" is /smɪθs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "smiths" come from?
"smiths" 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 "smiths", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

slider#22,220shamed#22,215septic#22,214Seneca#22,213

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list