# Steffen vs straffen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Steffen
*name · IPA [ˈʃtɛfn̩] · frequency rank #8,630*
männlicher Vorname

### straffen
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtʁafn̩] · frequency rank #36,043*
Falten entfernen; straff ziehen

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