# staph

> English word · Noun · IPA /stæf/ · frequency rank #49,070

## Definitions
1. Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

## Etymology
Shortening of staphylococcus.

## Easily confused with
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stp)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-sth)
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stop)
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stay)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-star)
- **stat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stat)
- **swap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-swap)
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-state)
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-start)
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stars)
- **steps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-steps)
- **stops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stops)
- **stats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stats)
- **stays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stays)
- **stark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stark)
- **stare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stare)
- **strap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-strap)
- **stash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-stash)
- **Steph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-steph)
- **starr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staph-vs-starr)

## Common misspellings (8)
`satph`, `sstaph`, `stahp`, `staphh`, `stapph`, `stpah`, `sttaph`, `tsaph`

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