# step vs STK

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### STK
*abbrev · IPA [ɛs.tɛː.kaː] · frequency rank #42,155*
Stanice Technické Kontroly

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