steps

/stɛps/

//stɛps// noun

The verdict

“steps” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,406 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,406
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de step.

Corpus desk

Index ES-steps · steps · Spanish

steps · rank #57,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,406
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH suavizado

Nearest frequency peer: suavizado (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “steps”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “steps” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for steps
PropertyValue
Headwordsteps
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stɛps/
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,406
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “steps” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.stepscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “suavizado” (#57,408), “subrogada” (#57,409), “sospechaban” (#57,402). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “steps” va en #57,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

steps is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,406 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /stɛps/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de step.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for steps, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is steps, spelled S-T-E-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de step.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "steps"?
"steps" is spelled S-T-E-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is /stɛps/.
What does "steps" mean?
As a noun, "steps" means: Forma del plural de step.
How do you pronounce "steps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steps" is /stɛps/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list