schmitt

\ʃmit\

/\ʃmit\/ noun

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The verdict

“schmitt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,143
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Policier ou gendarme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schmitt · schmitt · French

schmitt · rank #29,143 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,143
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sceptre

Nearest frequency peer: sceptre (-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 « schmitt »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « schmitt » 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).

schmitt vs Schmid
57% similar
schmitt vs Schmidt
71% similar

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

Key facts for schmitt
PropertyValue
Headwordschmitt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃmit\
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,143
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « schmitt »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sceptre » (#29,142), « sculptés » (#29,144), « savannah » (#29,141). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « schmitt » est au #29,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around schmitt (IPA \ʃmit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,143 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Policier ou gendarme.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmitt, with forms such as "cshmitt", "scchmitt", and "schhmitt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Schmid", "Schmidt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is schmitt, spelled S-C-H-M-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Policier ou gendarme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je sais que les schmitts ne vont pas tarder à me contrôler vu qu'il ne reste plus qu'un pèlerin à pied dans tout le Bois et que ce pèlerin, c'est moi.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmitt
  • scchmitt
  • schhmitt
  • schimtt
  • schmit
  • schmmitt
  • schmtit
  • scmhitt
  • shcmitt
  • sschmitt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmitt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshmitt2scchmitt1schhmitt1schimtt2schmit1schmmitt1schmtit2scmhitt2
Edit distance from "schmitt"

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 "schmitt"?
"schmitt" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃmit\.
What does "schmitt" mean?
As a noun, "schmitt" means: Policier ou gendarme.
What words are commonly confused with "schmitt"?
"schmitt" is commonly confused with "Schmid", "Schmidt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schmitt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmitt" is \ʃmit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmitt" come from?
"schmitt" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sceptre#29,142saturés#29,140saouler#29,139Salazar#29,137

Similar misspelling depth

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

savannah10 variantsSolomon10 variantstyrans10 variantspeinent10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list