# Stefan

> German word · Proper noun · IPA [ˈʃtɛfan] · frequency rank #2,178

## Definitions
1. männlicher Vorname

## Easily confused with
- **Stein** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stein)
- **Stern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stern)
- **stehn** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stehn)
- **stehen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stehen)
- **Stufen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stufen)
- **Steven** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-steven)
- **Steffi** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-steffi)
- **Stegen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stegen)
- **Stelen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stelen)
- **Stephan** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stephan)
- **Steffen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-steffen)
- **steifen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-steifen)
- **Stefanie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stefanie)
- **sean** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sean-vs-stefan)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stan-vs-stefan)
- **steam** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steam-vs-stefan)
- **Steak** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steak-vs-stefan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`setfan`, `sstefan`, `steafn`, `stefann`, `steffan`, `stefna`, `stfean`, `sttefan`, `tsefan`

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