# smitten

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsmɪ.tn̩/ · frequency rank #28,728

## Definitions
1. Affected by an act of smiting.
2. Affected by an act of smiting.
3. Affected by an act of smiting.

## Etymology
From Middle English smiten, from Old English smiten, ġesmiten, from Proto-Germanic *smitanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to hurl; fling”), equivalent to smite + -en (past participle ending).

## Easily confused with
- **smite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smite-vs-smitten)
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sitter-vs-smitten)

## Common misspellings (9)
`msitten`, `simtten`, `smiten`, `smitetn`, `smittenn`, `smittne`, `smmitten`, `smtiten`, `ssmitten`

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