Which to use
“ste” is a verb and “step” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,242
- “ste” frequency rank
- #16,178
- “step” frequency rank
- 52420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ste | step |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť | passo |
Letter map: ste vs step
Shared letters muted; letters that set ste and step apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for ste / step
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ste is averb and stepanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ste” sits inside “step”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ste is recorded at frequency rank #36,242, classified as averb. step is at rank #16,178, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52420, this pair ranks #12,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ste vs step
Shared letters: est. Private to "ste": -. Private to "step": p.
"ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "step" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- step ← setp · sstep · stepp · stpe · sttep · tsep
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ste" and "step" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ste" vs "step" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "ste" and "step". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "step" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ste" and "step" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs ste". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #12,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.