# Stefan vs Stephan

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stefan
*name · IPA [ˈʃtɛfan] · frequency rank #2,178*
männlicher Vorname

### Stephan
*name · IPA [ˈʃtɛfan] · frequency rank #4,465*
deutscher Nachname, Familienname

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