step ladder
noun
step ladder is spelled S-T-E-P-L-A-D-D-E-R: 10 letters. As a noun, step ladder means “A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of step ladder is step ladders or step-ladders.
How many letters and syllables are in step ladder?
| Letters | 10: S-T-E-P-L-A-D-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce step ladder?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-step_ladder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with step ladder
Also written: stepladder (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of step ladder
- step ladders plural
- stepladder
- step-ladder
- step-ladders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does step ladder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.
- 2
slangThe player over whom another player marks to take a spectacular mark.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of step ladder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Step ladder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | escabeau |
| German | Stufenleiter, Stehleiter, Trittleiter, Leitertritt, Tritt, Bockleiter |
| Portuguese | escadote |
| Spanish | escalerilla, escalera de tijera, escalera doble, gradilla, escalera tipo tijera, escala con escalones |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.