Which to use
“Schmied” and “Schmiere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,716
- “Schmied” frequency rank
- #48,457
- “Schmiere” frequency rank
- 66173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schmied | Schmiere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Handwerker, der Metalle mittels Feuer und Schlagwerkzeugen bearbeitet | ölige, fetthaltige Substanz, besonders Schmiermittel und Schuhcreme |
Where the eye mixes Schmied and Schmiere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Schmied runs 7 letters (CCCCVVC) against Schmiere's 8 (CCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Schmied vs Schmiere
A purely visual mix-up. Schmied ([ʃmiːt]) and Schmiere ([ˈʃmiːʁə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66173, 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]. Schmiere is at rank #48,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃmiːʁə].
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 66173, this pair ranks #582,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schmied vs Schmiere
Shared letters: cehims. Private to "Schmied": d. Private to "Schmiere": r.
"Schmied" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVVC · "Schmiere" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schmied" and "Schmiere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schmied" or "Schmiere" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schmied" and "Schmiere" 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 "Schmiere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #582,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schmied" and "Schmiere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schlieren 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 #582,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.