# step vs Streu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Streu
*noun · IPA [ʃtʁɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #42,851*
Bodenbelag zur Tierhaltung aus Stroh, Heu oder synthetischem Material

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