stepladder
noun
stepladder is spelled S-T-E-P-L-A-D-D-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stepladder means “Alternative form of step ladder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stepladder is stepladders.
How many letters and syllables are in stepladder?
| Letters | 10: S-T-E-P-L-A-D-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stepladder?
Stepladder appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stepladder?
- US
Stepladder has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-stepladder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with stepladder
Also written: step-ladder (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of stepladder
- stepladders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stepladder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of step ladder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).