Schumer
/ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/
"schumer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Schumer” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #23,385 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #23,385
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from German.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schumer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,385 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schumer” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Schumer is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,385 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A surname from German.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schumer, with forms such as "cshumer", "scchumer", and "schhumer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Schuster", "Schuyler", "scheme", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker. North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘v… The correct English form is Schumer, spelled S-C-H-U-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1A surname from German.
Etymology
The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker. North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘vagabond’.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshumer,scchumer,schhumer,schmuer,schuemr,schumerr,schummer,schumre,scuhmer,shcumer,sschumer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schumer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Schumer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-C-H-U-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Schuster” - see the side-by-side comparison. Schumer vs Schuster
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.