# smokescreen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsmoʊkˌskɹin/ · frequency rank #47,913

## Definitions
1. Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.
2. Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.

## Etymology
From smoke + screen.

## Common misspellings (17)
`msokescreen`, `smkoescreen`, `smmokescreen`, `smoekscreen`, `smokecsreen`, `smokesccreen`, `smokesceren`, `smokescreenn`, `smokescren`, `smokescrene`, `smokescrreen`, `smokesrceen`, `smokesscreen`, `smokkescreen`, `smoksecreen`, `somkescreen`, `ssmokescreen`

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