# Schatz

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃæts/ · frequency rank #49,034

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a German and Jewish surname, from Schatz (“treasure”).
* Also as a Jewish surname, from an acronym derived from Hebrew שליח ציבור (shalíakh tsibúr), "congregation's emissary," of the Hazzan.

## Easily confused with
- **shat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schatz-vs-shat)
- **Schulz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schatz-vs-schulz)
- **Schultz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schatz-vs-schultz)
- **Schwarz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schatz-vs-schwarz)
- **Schwartz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schatz-vs-schwartz)
- **scat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scat-vs-schatz)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cshatz`, `scahtz`, `scchatz`, `schattz`, `schatzz`, `schazt`, `schhatz`, `schtaz`, `shcatz`, `sschatz`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/schatz