# Stab vs step

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stab
*noun · IPA [ʃtaːp] · frequency rank #9,269*
länglicher zylindrischer Gegenstand

### step
*noun · IPA [stɛp] · frequency rank #18,712*
die Stufe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stab-vs-step