Which to use
“Steven” and “Stevens” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,800
- “Steven” frequency rank
- #7,293
- “Stevens” frequency rank
- 12093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Steven | Stevens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stephen. | A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Steven. |
Letter map: Steven vs Stevens
Shared letters muted; letters that set Steven and Stevens apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Steven runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Stevens's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Steven vs Stevens
Steven and Stevens are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Steven” sits inside “Stevens”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Steven is recorded at frequency rank #4,800, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈstiːvən/. Stevens is at rank #7,293, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12093, this pair ranks #483,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Steven vs Stevens
Shared letters: enstv. Private to "Steven": -. Private to "Stevens": -.
"Steven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Stevens" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Steven" and "Stevens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Steven" or "Stevens"?
What to do next
You've compared "Steven" and "Stevens". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Steven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stevens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #483,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Steven" and "Stevens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staves vs Stevens". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #483,470 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.