Which to use
“stop” is an intj and “Stopp” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,109
- “stop” frequency rank
- #9,100
- “Stopp” frequency rank
- 15209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stop | Stopp |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aufforderung auf Verkehrszeichen, Drucktasten oder dergleichen zum Anhalten beziehungsweise zum sofortigen Beenden von etwas | Haltestelle |
Letter map: stop vs Stopp
Shared letters muted; letters that set stop and Stopp apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - stop and Stopp
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stop is anintj and Stoppanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “stop” sits inside “Stopp”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stop is recorded at frequency rank #6,109, classified as anintj, pronounced […]. Stopp is at rank #9,100, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtɔp].
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 15209, this pair ranks #1,945,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stop vs Stopp
Shared letters: opst. Private to "stop": -. Private to "Stopp": -.
"stop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Stopp" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stop" for "Stopp" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stop" or "Stopp" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stop" and "Stopp".
- Full dictionary entry for "stop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stopp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stop" and "Stopp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steps vs Stopp". 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 #1,945,582 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.