# steed

> English word · Noun · IPA /stiːd/ · frequency rank #30,984

## Definitions
1. A stallion, especially one used for riding.
2. A bicycle or other vehicle.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stede (“steed”), from Old English stēda (“stallion, stud”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōdijō; (compare Old Dutch stoti (“herd of horses”), Old High German stuot (“herd of horses”)).

## Easily confused with
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stem)
- **sued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-sued)
- **stud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stud)
- **stew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stew)
- **sweet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-sweet)
- **steps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-steps)
- **steel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-steel)
- **Steve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-steve)
- **stood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stood)
- **steep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-steep)
- **sweep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-sweep)
- **stern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stern)
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-steer)
- **stein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stein)
- **Steph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-steph)
- **stent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stent)
- **steen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-steen)
- **strep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-strep)
- **stews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-stews)
- **street** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steed-vs-street)

## Common misspellings (7)
`seted`, `ssteed`, `sted`, `stede`, `steedd`, `stteed`, `tseed`

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