Which to use
“schied” is a verb and “Schmid” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,119
- “schied” frequency rank
- #7,988
- “Schmid” frequency rank
- 25107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schied | Schmid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheiden | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname, der in dieser Schreibweise seine größte Verbreitung in Süddeutschland, Österreich und in der Schweiz findet |
Where the eye mixes schied and Schmid
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schied with Schmid
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schied is [ʃiːt] while Schmid is [ʃmiːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schied is recorded at frequency rank #17,119, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃiːt]. Schmid is at rank #7,988, tagged as aname, pronounced [ʃmiːt].
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 25107, this pair ranks #1,838,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schied vs Schmid
Shared letters: cdhis. Private to "schied": e. Private to "Schmid": m.
"schied" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC · "Schmid" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schied" for "Schmid" ever safe?
Frequency check: "schied" vs "Schmid" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schied" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schmid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schied" and "Schmid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schied vs schrien". 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 #1,838,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.