Stefan

[ˈʃtɛfan]

/[ˈʃtɛfan]/ name

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The verdict

“Stefan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,178
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-stefan · Stefan · German

Stefan · rank #2,178 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,178
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sitz

Nearest frequency peer: Sitz (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stefan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stefan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stefan vs Stein
67% similar
Stefan vs Stern
67% similar
Stefan vs stehn
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stefan
PropertyValue
HeadwordStefan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃtɛfan]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,178
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stefan“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stefanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sitz“ (#2,177), „stehe“ (#2,179), „schlägt“ (#2,176). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stefan“ bei #2,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stefan (IPA [ˈʃtɛfan]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,178 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stefan, with forms such as "setfan", "sstefan", and "steafn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Stein", "Stern", "stehn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stefan, spelled S-T-E-F-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stefan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Stefan könnte wirklich einmal rangehen, wenn man ihn anruft.
  2. „Zudem wird ihn Extremkletterer Stefan Glowacz, kürzlich Gast beim Nationalteam, gewarnt haben.“

This word in other languages

Stephen(English)Estebán(Español)Étienne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setfan
  • sstefan
  • steafn
  • stefann
  • steffan
  • stefna
  • stfean
  • sttefan
  • tsefan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stefan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

setfan2sstefan1steafn2stefann1steffan1stefna2stfean2sttefan1
Edit distance from "Stefan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stefan"?
"Stefan" is spelled S-T-E-F-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛfan].
What does "Stefan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stefan" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Stefan"?
"Stefan" is commonly confused with "Stein", "Stern", "stehn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stefan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stefan" is [ˈʃtɛfan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stefan" come from?
"Stefan" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stefan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Posten#2,173Papier#2,171Afrika#2,187Nutzer#2,168

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

namens9 variantsDesign9 variantsdurfte9 variantsgewinnt9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list