# Stephan vs Stephanie

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Stephanie
*name · IPA [ˈʃtɛfani] · frequency rank #13,031*
weiblicher Vorname

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