# Steven

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈstiːvən/ · frequency rank #4,800

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stephen.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Stevene, Steven, from Anglo-Norman Estievne, Estievene, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”).

## Easily confused with
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-sven)
- **stove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-stove)
- **stolen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-stolen)
- **Sweden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-sweden)
- **Stevie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-stevie)
- **stewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-stewed)
- **stover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-stover)
- **Stevens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-stevens)
- **seen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-steven)
- **seven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seven-vs-steven)
- **steel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steel-vs-steven)
- **Steve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steve-vs-steven)
- **steep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steep-vs-steven)
- **stern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stern-vs-steven)
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steer-vs-steven)
- **stein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-steven)
- **semen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-steven)
- **sheen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheen-vs-steven)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-steven)
- **stave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stave-vs-steven)

## Common misspellings (9)
`setven`, `ssteven`, `steevn`, `stevenn`, `stevne`, `stevven`, `stteven`, `stveen`, `tseven`

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