# Schmitt vs Schmutz

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schmitt
*name · IPA [ʃmɪt] · frequency rank #9,803*
deutschsprachiger Familienname

### Schmutz
*noun · IPA [ʃmʊt͡s] · frequency rank #12,165*
Unsauberkeit, feuchter Dreck, Staub

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schmitt-vs-schmutz