stepmeal
/ˈstɛpˌmiːl/
"stepmeal" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stepmeal” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stepmeal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈstɛpˌmiːl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stepmeal” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for stepmeal is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈstɛpˌmiːl/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stepmeal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English *stepmele, *stapmele, from Old English stæpmǣlum (“step by step; gradually, by degrees”), equivalent to step + -meal. The correct English form is stepmeal, spelled S-T-E-P-M-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees.
Etymology
From Middle English *stepmele, *stapmele, from Old English stæpmǣlum (“step by step; gradually, by degrees”), equivalent to step + -meal.
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.
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Using “stepmeal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-E-P-M-E-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstɛpˌmiːl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.