Which to use
“Scheide” and “Schmiede” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,494
- “Scheide” frequency rank
- #17,401
- “Schmiede” frequency rank
- 41895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Scheide | Schmiede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transport- oder Aufbewahrungsbehälter für Hieb- und Stichwaffen | Ort oder Werkstatt, ausgestattet mit einer oder mehreren Schmiedefeuern, Essen, Blasebälgen und Werkzeugen zum Zwecke der Metallbearbeitung, wie zum Beispiel dem Amboss; hier gehen Schmiede ihrem Handwerk nach |
Where the eye mixes Scheide and Schmiede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Scheide vs Schmiede
A purely visual mix-up. Scheide ([ˈʃaɪ̯də]) and Schmiede ([ˈʃmiːdə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Scheide is recorded at frequency rank #24,494, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯də]. Schmiede is at rank #17,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃmiːdə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41895, this pair ranks #1,465,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Scheide vs Schmiede
Shared letters: cdehis. Private to "Scheide": -. Private to "Schmiede": m.
"Scheide" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV · "Schmiede" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Scheide" for "Schmiede" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Scheide" or "Schmiede"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Scheide" and "Schmiede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Scheide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schmiede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,465,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Scheide" and "Schmiede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Scheide vs schulde". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,465,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.