# step vs Stern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Stern
*noun · IPA [ʃtɛʁn] · frequency rank #2,617*
massereiche, selbst leuchtende Gaskugel, Himmelskörper

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