Schmitz
\ʃmitz\
The verdict
“Schmitz” is uncommon French (frequency #59,630 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,630
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille allemand ou néerlandais
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmitz · Schmitz · French
Schmitz · rank #59,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,630
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH savonneuse
Nearest frequency peer: savonneuse (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Schmitz »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- saluait
saluait
40,376 corpus weight
- sarcastiques
sarcastiques
40,374 corpus weight
- satanistes
satanistes
40,373 corpus weight
- savonneuse
savonneuse
40,372 corpus weight
- Schmitz
Schmitz
40,371 corpus weight
- siem
siem
40,367 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Schmitz » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmitz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʃmitz\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,630 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Schmitz » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Schmitz is uncommon French at frequency #59,630 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃmitz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille allemand ou néerlandais".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schmitz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Schmitz, spelled S-C-H-M-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille allemand ou néerlandais
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 "Schmitz"?
What does "Schmitz" mean?
How do you pronounce "Schmitz"?
What language does "Schmitz" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schmitz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).