Which to use
“Schmidt” and “Schmitt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,124
- “Schmidt” frequency rank
- #9,803
- “Schmitt” frequency rank
- 11927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schmidt | Schmitt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | deutschsprachiger Familienname |
Same sound, different letters: Schmidt vs Schmitt
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: Schmidt vs Schmitt
This is the hard kind. Schmidt and Schmitt are pronounced identically ([ʃmɪt]) and both work as aname. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - d in “Schmidt” becomes t in “Schmitt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11927, 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]. Schmitt is at rank #9,803, tagged as aname, pronounced [ʃmɪt].
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 11927, this pair ranks #1,967,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schmidt vs Schmitt
Shared letters: chimst. Private to "Schmidt": d. Private to "Schmitt": -.
"Schmidt" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC · "Schmitt" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schmidt" for "Schmitt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Schmidt" or "Schmitt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schmidt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schmitt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schmidt" and "Schmitt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schmitt vs schütt". 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 #1,967,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.