Which to use
“Schmied” is a noun and “schmieden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,716
- “Schmied” frequency rank
- #20,050
- “schmieden” frequency rank
- 37766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schmied | schmieden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Handwerker, der Metalle mittels Feuer und Schlagwerkzeugen bearbeitet | Metall mit Hitze und einem Hammer bearbeiten |
Where the eye mixes Schmied and schmieden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Schmied runs 7 letters (CCCCVVC) against schmieden's 9 (CCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Schmied and schmieden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schmied is [ʃmiːt] while schmieden is [ˈʃmiːdn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Schmied” sits inside “schmieden”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schmied is recorded at frequency rank #17,716, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃmiːt]. schmieden is at rank #20,050, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃmiːdn̩].
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 37766, this pair ranks #1,581,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schmied vs schmieden
Shared letters: cdehims. Private to "Schmied": -. Private to "schmieden": n.
"Schmied" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVVC · "schmieden" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Schmied" and "schmieden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Schmied" or "schmieden" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schmied" and "schmieden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schmied" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schmieden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,581,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schmied" and "schmieden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schmieden 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 #1,581,591 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.