stepfamily
"stepfamily" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stepfamily” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stepfamily · stepfamily · English
stepfamily · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stepfamily |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stepfamily” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stepfamily is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for stepfamily in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From step- + family. The correct English form is stepfamily, spelled S-T-E-P-F-A-M-I-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
- 2The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stepfamily appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Researchers are finding that the incidence of violence and abuse is vastly greater in stepfamilies than in traditional families in which the children are biologically related to both parents and to one other.
Meanwhile, thanks to the huge number of second marriages, a third of all Americans are part of a stepfamily.
Etymology
From step- + family.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.