Schmidt
/ʃmɪt/noun
Schmidt is spelled S-C-H-M-I-D-T: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Schmidt means “Ellipsis of Schmidt telescope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Schmidt is Schmidts.
How many letters and syllables are in Schmidt?
| Letters | 7: S-C-H-M-I-D-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Schmidt?
Schmidt appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Schmidt?
- /ʃmɪt/
Schmidt has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Schmidt
- Schmidts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Schmidt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of Schmidt telescope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Schmidt come from?
Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).