# Schwarz

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,752

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.
2. A municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Schwarz. Doublet of swart.

## Easily confused with
- **Schwab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schwab-vs-schwarz)
- **Schatz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schatz-vs-schwarz)
- **Schwartz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schwartz-vs-schwarz)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cshwarz`, `scchwarz`, `schawrz`, `schhwarz`, `schwarrz`, `schwarzz`, `schwazr`, `schwraz`, `schwwarz`, `scwharz`, `shcwarz`, `sschwarz`

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