schmieden

[ˈʃmiːdn̩]

/[ˈʃmiːdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmieden” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,050
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Metall mit Hitze und einem Hammer bearbeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmieden · schmieden · German

schmieden · rank #20,050 · 14 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,050
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlegel

Nearest frequency peer: Schlegel (-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 „schmieden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schmieden“ 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).

schmieden vs Schweden
67% similar
schmieden vs Schmiere
67% similar
schmieden vs schrieben
78% similar

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

Key facts for schmieden
PropertyValue
Headwordschmieden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmiːdn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,050
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schmieden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schmiedenliegt 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: „Schlegel“ (#20,049), „schnarchen“ (#20,051), „schimpft“ (#20,048). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmieden“ bei #20,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around schmieden (IPA [ˈʃmiːdn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,050 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmieden, with forms such as "cshmieden", "scchmieden", and "schhmieden". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Schweden", "Schmiere", "schrieben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schmieden, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Metall mit Hitze und einem Hammer bearbeiten
  2. 2
    etwas ausarbeiten, etwas in seinen Grundzügen entwickeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schmied schmiedet das Eisen für ein Schwert.
  2. „Immer wieder hat es Benko in jenen Anfangsjahren verstanden, erfolgreiche Bündnisse zu schmieden.“

This word in other languages

forge(English)forjar(Español)forger(Français)forjar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmieden
  • scchmieden
  • schhmieden
  • schimeden
  • schmeiden
  • schmideen
  • schmiedden
  • schmiedenn
  • schmiedne
  • schmieedn
  • schmmieden
  • scmhieden
  • shcmieden
  • sschmieden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmieden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshmieden2scchmieden1schhmieden1schimeden2schmeiden2schmideen2schmiedden1schmiedenn1
Edit distance from "schmieden"

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 "schmieden"?
"schmieden" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmiːdn̩].
What does "schmieden" mean?
As a verb, "schmieden" means: Metall mit Hitze und einem Hammer bearbeiten
What words are commonly confused with "schmieden"?
"schmieden" is commonly confused with "Schweden", "Schmiere", "schrieben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schmieden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmieden" is [ˈʃmiːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmieden" come from?
"schmieden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Senatoren#20,054Schenkung#20,045sensiblen#20,056separaten#20,057

Similar misspelling depth

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

schimpft14 variantsSpätsommer14 variantsregulieren14 variantspreiswert14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list