stepson
step·son/ˈstɛpsʌn/noun
stepson is spelled S-T-E-P-S-O-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (step·son). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stepson means “The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stepson is stepsons.
How many letters and syllables are in stepson?
| Letters | 7: S-T-E-P-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: step·son |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stepson?
Stepson appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 stepson?
- /ˈstɛpsʌn/
Stepson has 2 syllables, split step·son in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stepson.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with stepson
Also written: step-son (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of stepson
- stepsons plural
- step-son
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stepson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stepson in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense son of one's spouse and not of oneself:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stepson come from?
From Middle English stepsone, stepsune, from Old English stēopsunu (“stepson”), from Proto-Germanic *steupasunuz (“stepson”), equivalent to step- + son.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).