Schmied

[ʃmiːt]

/[ʃmiːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Schmied” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,716. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,716
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handwerker, der Metalle mittels Feuer und Schlagwerkzeugen bearbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmied · Schmied · German

Schmied · rank #17,716 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,716
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlagartig

Nearest frequency peer: schlagartig (-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 „Schmied“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schmied“ 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).

Schmied vs schrie
57% similar
Schmied vs schrieb
57% similar
Schmied vs Schmitt
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schmied
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmied
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃmiːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,716
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schmied“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schmiedliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlagartig“ (#17,715), „schmücken“ (#17,717), „Schlachtfeld“ (#17,714). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmied“ bei #17,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schmied (IPA [ʃmiːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,716 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Handwerker, der Metalle mittels Feuer und Schlagwerkzeugen bearbeitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmied, with forms such as "cshmied", "scchmied", and "schhmied". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schrie", "schrieb", "Schmitt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schmied, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handwerker, der Metalle mittels Feuer und Schlagwerkzeugen bearbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diesmal lassen wir uns einen Metallzaun vom Schmied herstellen.
  2. „Die Nacht war früher als sonst hereingebrochen, als eine junge Frau den Schmied mit ihrer Ziege aufsuchte.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmied
  • scchmied
  • schhmied
  • schimed
  • schmeid
  • schmide
  • schmiedd
  • schmmied
  • scmhied
  • shcmied
  • sschmied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmied - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshmied2scchmied1schhmied1schimed2schmeid2schmide2schmiedd1schmmied1
Edit distance from "Schmied"

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 "Schmied"?
"Schmied" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmiːt].
What does "Schmied" mean?
As a noun, "Schmied" means: Handwerker, der Metalle mittels Feuer und Schlagwerkzeugen bearbeitet
What words are commonly confused with "Schmied"?
"Schmied" is commonly confused with "schrie", "schrieb", "Schmitt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schmied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmied" is [ʃmiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmied" come from?
"Schmied" 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 "Schmied", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list