# staves vs Steven

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### staves
*noun · IPA /steɪvz/ · frequency rank #47,350*
plural of staff.

### Steven
*name · IPA /ˈstiːvən/ · frequency rank #4,800*
A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stephen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staves-vs-steven