# steals vs steps

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### steals
*verb · IPA /stiːlz/ · frequency rank #10,937*
third-person singular simple present indicative of steal

### steps
*noun · IPA /stɛps/ · frequency rank #1,922*
plural of step.

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