Schmid

[ʃmiːt]

/[ʃmiːt]/ name

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The verdict

“Schmid” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,988
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname, der in dieser Schreibweise seine größte Verbreitung in Süddeutschland, Österreich und in der Schweiz findet

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmid · Schmid · German

Schmid · rank #7,988 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,988
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiller

Nearest frequency peer: Schiller (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schmid“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schmid“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schmid vs Schuld
67% similar
Schmid vs schrie
50% similar
Schmid vs Schund
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schmid
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʃmiːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,988
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schmid“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schmidliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schiller“ (#7,987), „speisen“ (#7,989), „SAP“ (#7,986). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmid“ bei #7,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schmid (IPA [ʃmiːt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,988 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname, der in dieser Schreibweise seine größte Verbreitung in Süddeutschland, Österreich und in der Schweiz findet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmid, with forms such as "cshmid", "scchmid", and "schhmid". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Schuld", "schrie", "Schund", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schmid, spelled S-C-H-M-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname, der in dieser Schreibweise seine größte Verbreitung in Süddeutschland, Österreich und in der Schweiz findet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schmid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Herr Schmid leidet seit Jahren an der bipolaren Störung.
  2. Die Schmids feiern bald ihre Silberhochzeit.

This word in other languages

Smith(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmid
  • scchmid
  • schhmid
  • schimd
  • schmdi
  • schmidd
  • schmmid
  • scmhid
  • shcmid
  • sschmid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmid - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshmid2scchmid1schhmid1schimd2schmdi2schmidd1schmmid1scmhid2
Edit distance from "Schmid"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schmid"?
"Schmid" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmiːt].
What does "Schmid" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schmid" means: deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname, der in dieser Schreibweise seine größte Verbreitung in Süddeutschland, Österreich und in der Schweiz findet
What words are commonly confused with "Schmid"?
"Schmid" is commonly confused with "Schuld", "schrie", "Schund". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schmid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmid" is [ʃmiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmid" come from?
"Schmid" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schmid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sports#7,990Philip#7,973nähere#7,970Nudeln#7,969

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

speisen10 variantsStiefel10 variantsPlakate10 variantsmeldete10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list