# Stephan vs Stéphane

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stephan
*name · IPA \ˈʃtɛfan\ · frequency rank #26,195*
Stéphane, Étienne.

### Stéphane
*name · IPA \ste.fan\ · frequency rank #4,529*
Prénom masculin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/stephan-vs-stephane