Which to use
“Schmidt” is a name and “Schmiede” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,124
- “Schmidt” frequency rank
- #17,401
- “Schmiede” frequency rank
- 19525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schmidt | Schmiede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | 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 Schmidt and Schmiede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schmidt vs Schmiede
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schmidt is [ʃmɪt] while Schmiede is [ˈʃmiːdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19525, 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]. 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 19525, this pair ranks #1,907,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schmidt vs Schmiede
Shared letters: cdhims. Private to "Schmidt": t. Private to "Schmiede": e.
"Schmidt" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC · "Schmiede" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schmidt" for "Schmiede" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Schmidt" or "Schmiede" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schmidt" and "Schmiede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schmidt" 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 #1,907,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schmidt" and "Schmiede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schmiede vs Schmiere". 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 #1,907,430 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.