# Steph

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /stɛf/ · frequency rank #16,358

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
2. A diminutive of the male given names Stephan or Stephen.

## Etymology
Female: shortened from Stephanie, from French Stéphanie.
Male: shortened from Stephan.

## Easily confused with
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stp)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-sth)
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stop)
- **stew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stew)
- **steps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-steps)
- **Steve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-steve)
- **stops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stops)
- **swept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-swept)
- **stern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stern)
- **stipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stipe)
- **strep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-strep)
- **stews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stews)
- **steppe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-steppe)
- **Stephen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stephen)
- **Stephan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stephan)
- **SEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sep-vs-steph)
- **sept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-steph)
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stem-vs-steph)
- **Seth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-steph)
- **shep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-steph)

## Common misspellings (8)
`setph`, `ssteph`, `stehp`, `stephh`, `stepph`, `stpeh`, `stteph`, `tseph`

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