# steeper

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #32,606

## Definitions
1. comparative form of steep: more steep

## Etymology
From steep + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-steer)
- **steppe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-steppe)
- **stepped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-stepped)
- **Steiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-steiner)
- **stopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-stopper)
- **steeply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-steeply)
- **sweeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-sweeper)
- **steeple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-steeple)
- **steep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steep-vs-steeper)
- **Steele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steele-vs-steeper)
- **seeker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeker-vs-steeper)
- **sleeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleeper-vs-steeper)
- **steamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steamer-vs-steeper)

## Common misspellings (10)
`seteper`, `ssteeper`, `steeepr`, `steeperr`, `steepper`, `steepre`, `stepeer`, `steper`, `stteeper`, `tseeper`

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