steven
/ˈstiːvən/noun
steven is spelled S-T-E-V-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Steven, the name). As a noun, steven means “Voice, especially when loud or strong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steven is stevens.
How many letters and syllables are in steven?
| Letters | 6: S-T-E-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd 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 steven?
Steven appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Steven, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce steven?
- /ˈstiːvən/
- /ˈsteɪvən/
- /ˈstɛvən/
Steven has 2 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)-Vealhurl-steven.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of steven
- stevens plural
- steaven
- stevvon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandVoice, especially when loud or strong.
- 2
obsoleteA request, petition, prayer, or command.
To thee, lady, y make my moon; I praie thee heere my steuen.
- 3
obsoleteA time, occasion.
And that same nyght that the steavyn was sette betwyxte Segwarydes wyff and Sir Trystrames, so Kynge Marke armed and made hym redy ….
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does steven come from?
From Middle English steven (“voice, command, constitution”), from Old English stefn (“voice”), from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō (“voice”), earlier *stemnā, derived from Proto-Indo-European *stómn̥ (“mouth, muzzle; (originally) hole?”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).