Schmid

\ʃmiːt\

/\ʃmiːt\/ name

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The verdict

“Schmid” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,354. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,354
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de Schmidt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schmid · Schmid · French

Schmid · rank #49,354 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,354
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH schiappa

Nearest frequency peer: schiappa (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Schmid »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Schmid » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Schmid vs Schmidt
86% similar
Schmid vs schmitt
57% similar

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

Key facts for Schmid
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃmiːt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,354
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Schmid »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Schmidse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « schiappa » (#49,353), « Schreiber » (#49,355), « scarlet » (#49,352). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Schmid » est au #49,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schmid (IPA \ʃmiːt\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,354 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante de Schmidt.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmid, with forms such as "cshmid", "scchmid", and "schhmid". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Schmidt", "schmitt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Schmid, spelled S-C-H-M-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de Schmidt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nach 24 Jahren sitze ich wieder in einem Fahrschulauto. Mit Prüfer Christian Schmid vom TÜV will ich testen, ob die Prüfungen schwerer geworden sind – und ob ich bestehen würde. Ich bin zuversichtlich, als ich starte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmid
  • scchmid
  • schhmid
  • schimd
  • schmdi
  • schmidd
  • schmmid
  • scmhid
  • shcmid
  • sschmid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmid - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshmid2scchmid1schhmid1schimd2schmdi2schmidd1schmmid1scmhid2
Edit distance from "Schmid"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schmid"?
"Schmid" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃmiːt\.
What does "Schmid" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schmid" means: Variante de Schmidt.
What words are commonly confused with "Schmid"?
"Schmid" is commonly confused with "Schmidt", "schmitt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schmid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmid" is \ʃmiːt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmid" come from?
"Schmid" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shower#49,360sorgho#49,366Sénart#49,382recife#49,319

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

schiappa10 variantsscarlet10 variantsroseraie10 variantsrevêtue10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list