# Stephan

> German word · Proper noun · IPA [ˈʃtɛfan] · frequency rank #4,465

## Definitions
1. deutscher Nachname, Familienname

## Easily confused with
- **Steppen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stephan-vs-steppen)
- **Stéphane** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stephan-vs-stephane)
- **Stephanie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stephan-vs-stephanie)
- **stehn** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stehn-vs-stephan)
- **stehen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stehen-vs-stephan)
- **Stefan** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stefan-vs-stephan)
- **stechen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stechen-vs-stephan)

## Common misspellings (11)
`setphan`, `sstephan`, `stehpan`, `stepahn`, `stephann`, `stephhan`, `stephna`, `stepphan`, `stpehan`, `sttephan`, `tsephan`

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