# smith vs south

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### smith
*noun · IPA [smɪθ] · frequency rank #5,424*
Schmied

### south
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #8,947*
Himmelsrichtung; Süden

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