Schmidts

[ʃmɪt͡s]

/[ʃmɪt͡s]/ name

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The verdict

“Schmidts” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,275
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmidts · Schmidts · German

Schmidts · rank #33,275 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,275
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlössern

Nearest frequency peer: Schlössern (-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 „Schmidts“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schmidts“ 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).

Schmidts vs Schmitt
75% similar
Schmidts vs Schmitz
75% similar
Schmidts vs Schmiss
75% similar

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

Key facts for Schmidts
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmidts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʃmɪt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,275
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schmidts“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schlössern“ (#33,274), „schnellem“ (#33,276), „Schlägereien“ (#33,273). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmidts“ bei #33,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Schmidts (IPA [ʃmɪt͡s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,275 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmidts, with forms such as "cshmidts", "scchmidts", and "schhmidts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Schmitt", "Schmitz", "Schmiss", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schmidts, spelled S-C-H-M-I-D-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Schmidts ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Schmidts wollte uns kein Interview geben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmidts
  • scchmidts
  • schhmidts
  • schimdts
  • schmdits
  • schmiddts
  • schmidst
  • schmidtss
  • schmidtts
  • schmitds
  • schmmidts
  • scmhidts
  • shcmidts
  • sschmidts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshmidts2scchmidts1schhmidts1schimdts2schmdits2schmiddts1schmidst2schmidtss1
Edit distance from "Schmidts"

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 "Schmidts"?
"Schmidts" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-D-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmɪt͡s].
What does "Schmidts" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schmidts" means: deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname
What words are commonly confused with "Schmidts"?
"Schmidts" is commonly confused with "Schmitt", "Schmitz", "Schmiss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schmidts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmidts" is [ʃmɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmidts" come from?
"Schmidts" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlauen#33,271scherzen#33,267Seeleute#33,287selektiv#33,289

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Salzungen14 variantsSpieldauer14 variantsspontaner14 variantsNotbremse14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list