stepstone
noun
stepstone is spelled S-T-E-P-S-T-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stepstone means “A stone laid before a door as a stair to step on when entering or leaving the house; a doorstep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stepstone is stepstones.
How many letters and syllables are in stepstone?
| Letters | 9: S-T-E-P-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 stepstone?
Stepstone appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
Forms of stepstone
- stepstones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stepstone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stone laid before a door as a stair to step on when entering or leaving the house; a doorstep.
- 2
A stepping stone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stepstone come from?
From step + stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).