Stephans

[ˈʃtɛfans]

/[ˈʃtɛfans]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stephans” is uncommon German (frequency #84,611 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,611
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-stephans · Stephans · German

Stephans · rank #84,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,611
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sterblicher

Nearest frequency peer: sterblicher (+2 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 „Stephans“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stephans
PropertyValue
HeadwordStephans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛfans]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stephans“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stephansfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sterblicher“ (#84,613), „Sterblichkeitsrate“ (#84,614), „Stammkunde“ (#84,606). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stephans“ bei #84,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stephans is uncommon German at frequency #84,611 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛfans]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stephans, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stephans, spelled S-T-E-P-H-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stephan
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stephan
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stephan
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stephan
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Stephan

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 "Stephans"?
"Stephans" is spelled S-T-E-P-H-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛfans].
What does "Stephans" mean?
As a noun, "Stephans" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stephan
How do you pronounce "Stephans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stephans" is [ˈʃtɛfans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stamford#84,604stinkend#84,623späteste#84,597Syracuse#84,641

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list