Stefans

[ˈʃtɛfans]

/[ˈʃtɛfans]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stefans” is uncommon German (frequency #65,715 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,715
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stefan

Corpus desk

Index DE-stefans · Stefans · German

Stefans · rank #65,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,715
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stanzen

Nearest frequency peer: stanzen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stefans“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stefans“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stefans
PropertyValue
HeadwordStefans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛfans]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stefans“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stefansfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stanzen“ (#65,714), „Standpunkten“ (#65,713), „Standardsprache“ (#65,712). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stefans“ bei #65,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stefans is uncommon German at frequency #65,715 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛfans]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stefans, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stefans, spelled S-T-E-F-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stefan
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stefan
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stefan
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stefan
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Stefans"?
"Stefans" is spelled S-T-E-F-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛfans].
What does "Stefans" mean?
As a noun, "Stefans" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stefan
How do you pronounce "Stefans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stefans" is [ˈʃtɛfans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stefans" come from?
"Stefans" 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 "Stefans", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stanzen#65,714sticken#65,722strande#65,730stripes#65,733

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list