# smog

> English word · Noun · IPA /smɒɡ/ · frequency rank #27,289

## Definitions
1. A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.

## Etymology
Blend of smoke + fog.

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-so)
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-son)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sox)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sol)
- **SMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sms)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sow)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sos)
- **SOB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sob)
- **sod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sod)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-som)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-soe)
- **SMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-smt)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sop)
- **soi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-soi)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-soa)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sou)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sor)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-sot)
- **SMP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-smp)

## Common misspellings (6)
`msog`, `smgo`, `smmog`, `smogg`, `somg`, `ssmog`

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