smoked

/sməʊkt/

//sməʊkt// adj

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

The verdict

“smoked” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,093
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-smoked · smoked · English

smoked · rank #8,093 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,093
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH showcase

Nearest frequency peer: showcase (-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 “smoked”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “smoked” 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).

smoked vs spoke
67% similar
smoked vs stoke
67% similar
smoked vs smoky
67% similar

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

Key facts for smoked
PropertyValue
Headwordsmoked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sməʊkt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,093
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “smoked”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).smokedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “showcase” (#8,092), “su” (#8,094), “Sharon” (#8,091). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “smoked” is #8,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around smoked (IPA /sməʊkt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,093 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for smoked, with forms such as "msoked", "smkoed", and "smmoked". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spoke", "stoke", "smoky", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English smoked, y-smoked, equivalent to smoke + -ed. The correct English form is smoked, spelled S-M-O-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.
  2. 2
    Of glass, tinted.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how smoked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. smoked salmon
  2. 'A pair of smoked spectacles will do it,' he said positively. 'Look at him now; he looks like an angelic office boy. Put him on a pair of smoked spectacles, and children will scream at the sight of him.'

Etymology

From Middle English smoked, y-smoked, equivalent to smoke + -ed.

Antonyms

greenunsmoked

This word in other languages

ahumado(Español)fumé(Français)geräuchert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • msoked
  • smkoed
  • smmoked
  • smoekd
  • smokde
  • smokedd
  • smokked
  • somked
  • ssmoked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of smoked - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

msoked2smkoed2smmoked1smoekd2smokde2smokedd1smokked1somked2
Edit distance from "smoked"

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 "smoked"?
"smoked" is spelled S-M-O-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /sməʊkt/.
What does "smoked" mean?
As an adjective, "smoked" means: Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.
What words are commonly confused with "smoked"?
"smoked" is commonly confused with "spoke", "stoke", "smoky". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "smoked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "smoked" is /sməʊkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "smoked"?
From Middle English smoked, y-smoked, equivalent to smoke + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "smoked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Sharon#8,091sensor#8,089senses#8,088runway#8,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Romans9 variantsoutline9 variantsanthem9 variantsCarson9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list