1. The innermost of the bones of the ear, so called from its stirrup-like shape.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• stapped,
• stoppes,
• atapes,
• ztapes,
• xtapes,
• dtapes,
• etapes,
• wtapes,
• sfapes,
• sgapes,
• syapes,
• s6apes,
• s5apes,
• stzpes,
• stappes,
• steppes,
• stapps,
• STApIS,
• stappies,
• stappus

• stepwise,
• steps,
• steves,
• stops,
• stepson,
• stypsis,
• stop sign,
• stopes,
• steffes,
• steveson,
• steeves,
• stoppage,
• stupka.

The adjective form of the word "stapes" is "stapedial".

The plural of the "stapes" can be the "stapes".

The singular of the "stapes" can be the "stapes".