stevia

/ˈstiːvɪə/

//ˈstiːvɪə// noun

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"stevia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stevia” is uncommon English (frequency #50,822 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,822
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stevia · stevia · English

stevia · rank #50,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,822
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stefanie

Nearest frequency peer: Stefanie (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “stevia”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “stevia” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stevia
PropertyValue
Headwordstevia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstiːvɪə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stevia” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).steviafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Stefanie” (#50,821), “stoking” (#50,823), “statin” (#50,820). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stevia” is #50,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stevia is uncommon English at frequency #50,822 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstiːvɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for stevia in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from translingual Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus). The correct English form is stevia, spelled S-T-E-V-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.
  2. 2
    A sweetener, many times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, that can be substituted for sugar for some purposes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stevia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A naturally sweet herb called stevia is gaining in popularity as a sugar substitute, especially in beverages. Food additives must provide evidence of their safety and effectiveness before receiving FDA approval, and stevia lacks this approval for use as a sweetener because so little is known about its effects on human health, save that it can be absorbed…
  2. Another natural sweetener comes from the stevia plant. In December 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a “generally recognized as safe” status to Truvia and PureVia, both of which are wholly derived from the stevia plant and have no calories.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus).

Synonyms

candy leafsugar leafsweet honey leafsweet herb of Paraguay

This word in other languages

estevia(Español)stévia(Français)Stevia(Deutsch)erva-doce(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stevia"?
"stevia" is spelled S-T-E-V-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstiːvɪə/.
What does "stevia" mean?
As a noun, "stevia" means: Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.
How do you pronounce "stevia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stevia" is /ˈstiːvɪə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stevia"?
Borrowed from translingual Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stevia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

statin#50,820Talley#50,830tappan#50,831snugly#50,808

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list