# Stepan vs stepson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stepan
*name · frequency rank #43,939*
A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Степа́н (Stepán).

### stepson
*noun · IPA /ˈstɛpsʌn/ · frequency rank #35,097*
The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

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