LoginSmooth vs. Smoothe
Differences
'Smooth' can be both an adjective and a verb, whereas, 'smoothe' is only a verb. Look at the examples below:
Example
Her skin was soft ad smooth.
Why didn't he smoothe his beard?
Similarities
Both refer to softening the surface of something/someone. Check out the examples below:
Example
Jennie smoothed her shirt and left.
Her tiny hands were so smooth that I didn't want to let go.
Are They Interchangeable?
'Smooth' can function as both an adjective and a verb, while, 'smoothe' can only be a verb. So, they can only be interchangeable when they function as verbs. Compare:
Example
✓ I wanted to touch the smooth skin of her face.
X I wanted to touch the smoothe skin of her face.
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