# Stepan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,939

## Definitions
1. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Степа́н (Stepán).
2. A surname from Czech.

## Etymology
(given name) From Russian Степа́н (Stepán, “Stephen”), from Greek Στέφανος (Stéfanos). Doublet of Stephen.
:(surname) From Czech Štěpán.

## Easily confused with
- **steps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-steps)
- **stern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-stern)
- **Steph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-steph)
- **Steven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-steven)
- **steppe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-steppe)
- **Stephen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-stephen)
- **Stephan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-stephan)
- **stepdad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-stepdad)
- **stepson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-stepson)
- **sean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sean-vs-stepan)
- **span** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/span-vs-stepan)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stepan)
- **steam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steam-vs-stepan)
- **steal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steal-vs-stepan)
- **steak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steak-vs-stepan)
- **stein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stepan)
- **sedan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedan-vs-stepan)
- **stead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stead-vs-stepan)
- **steen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steen-vs-stepan)
- **Stefan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stefan-vs-stepan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`setpan`, `sstepan`, `steapn`, `stepann`, `stepna`, `steppan`, `stpean`, `sttepan`, `tsepan`

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