Smokey-Smoky | Commonly Confused Words

Smokey

/ˈsməʊki/

Having the quality or appearance of smoke, often used to describe a smoky color or flavor.

/ˈsməʊki/

Having a smell, appearance, or flavor reminiscent of smoke

Smokey often refers to a character or proper noun, like Smokey Bear who teaches about forest fire prevention.
Smoky is commonly used as a descriptive word to describe something filled with or resembling smoke.
Remember e in Smokey signals its a name or proper noun, while y in Smoky' indicates an adjective.
If youre talking about a color, like smoky blue, its always with a y.
In official contexts, such as weather forecasts, smoky refers to conditions affected by smoke.