# smoky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsmoʊki/ · frequency rank #18,957

## Definitions
1. Filled with smoke.
2. Filled with smoke.
3. Giving off smoke.
4. Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke.
5. Having a flavour or odour like smoke; flavoured with smoke.
6. Resembling or composed of smoke.
7. Blackened by smoke.
8. Having a deep, raspy quality, often as a result of smoking tobacco.
9. Attractive in a sensual way; sultry.
10. Having a dark, thick, bass sound.
11. Giving off steam or vapour.
12. Obscuring or insubstantial like smoke.
13. Suspicious; open to suspicion; jealous.

## Etymology
From Middle English smoky, smokie, equivalent to smoke + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-soy)
- **Sony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-sony)
- **sook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-sook)
- **story** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-story)
- **spoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-spoke)
- **stoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-stoke)
- **snowy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-snowy)
- **stony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-stony)
- **spiky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-spiky)
- **sucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-sucky)
- **spooky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-spooky)
- **stocky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-stocky)
- **sky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sky-vs-smoky)
- **smog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smog-vs-smoky)
- **smoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoke-vs-smoky)
- **shaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaky-vs-smoky)
- **silky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-smoky)
- **showy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/showy-vs-smoky)
- **smock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smock-vs-smoky)
- **smoked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoked-vs-smoky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`msoky`, `smkoy`, `smmoky`, `smokky`, `smokyy`, `smoyk`, `somky`, `ssmoky`

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