# Stearns

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /stɝnz/ · frequency rank #31,776

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in the town of Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, United States.

## Easily confused with
- **stern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stearns-vs-stern)
- **steers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stearns-vs-steers)
- **Stevens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stearns-vs-stevens)
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stars-vs-stearns)
- **steals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steals-vs-stearns)
- **Spears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-stearns)
- **Stains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stains-vs-stearns)
- **stares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stares-vs-stearns)
- **steaks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steaks-vs-stearns)
- **shears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-stearns)

## Common misspellings (11)
`setarns`, `sstearns`, `staerns`, `steanrs`, `stearnns`, `stearnss`, `stearrns`, `stearsn`, `sterans`, `sttearns`, `tsearns`

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