# stepson

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɛpsʌn/ · frequency rank #35,097

## Definitions
1. The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

## Etymology
From Middle English stepsone, stepsune, from Old English stēopsunu (“stepson”), from Proto-Germanic *steupasunuz (“stepson”), equivalent to step- + son.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifsuun (“stepson”), West Frisian styfsoan (“stepson”), Dutch stiefzoon (“stepson”), German Low German Steevsöhn (“stepson”), German Stiefsohn (“stepson”), Danish stedsøn (“stepson”), Swedish styvson (“stepson”), Icelandic stjúpsonur (“stepson”).

## Easily confused with
- **Stetson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepson-vs-stetson)
- **steps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steps-vs-stepson)
- **season** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/season-vs-stepson)
- **Stepan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-stepson)
- **Stephen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stephen-vs-stepson)
- **Simpson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simpson-vs-stepson)
- **Sampson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sampson-vs-stepson)
- **Stephan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stephan-vs-stepson)
- **stepmom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepmom-vs-stepson)

## Common misspellings (11)
`setpson`, `sstepson`, `steposn`, `steppson`, `stepsno`, `stepsonn`, `stepsson`, `stespon`, `stpeson`, `sttepson`, `tsepson`

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