How to spell STEPAND correctly?

When encountering the misspelling "stepand", there are a few possible correct suggestions that may be intended: "step and" or "stepparent". The former refers to taking a physical or figurative step forward and is the likely intended word, while the latter pertains to a parent who is not biologically related.

• stand
• Stepped I stepped in some mud on my way to the door.
• stipend They were given a stipend to live on while they were in school.
• strand It was a long, grey strand of hair.

Attenttion

• attention
• attentions
• attenuation
• inattention