Which to use
“Schmidt” and “Schmidts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,124
- “Schmidt” frequency rank
- #33,275
- “Schmidts” frequency rank
- 35399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schmidt | Schmidts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname |
Where the eye mixes Schmidt and Schmidts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Schmidt with Schmidts
A purely visual mix-up. Schmidt ([ʃmɪt]) and Schmidts ([ʃmɪt͡s]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Schmidt” sits inside “Schmidts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schmidt is recorded at frequency rank #2,124, classified as aname, pronounced [ʃmɪt]. Schmidts is at rank #33,275, tagged as aname, pronounced [ʃmɪt͡s].
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 35399, this pair ranks #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schmidt vs Schmidts
Shared letters: cdhimst. Private to "Schmidt": -. Private to "Schmidts": -.
"Schmidt" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC · "Schmidts" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schmidt" for "Schmidts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Schmidt" vs "Schmidts" - 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 "Schmidt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schmidts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schmidt" and "Schmidts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schmidts vs Schmiss". 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 #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.