stoppen

[ˈʃtɔpn̩]

/[ˈʃtɔpn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“stoppen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,999
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Stehen bringen oder zum Stehen gebracht werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-stoppen · stoppen · German

stoppen · rank #3,999 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,999
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sprich

Nearest frequency peer: sprich (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „stoppen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „stoppen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stoppen vs stören
57% similar
stoppen vs stoppt
71% similar
stoppen vs Suppen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stoppen
PropertyValue
Headwordstoppen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɔpn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,999
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stoppen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stoppenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sprich“ (#3,998), „Symbol“ (#4,000), „SOG“ (#3,997). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stoppen“ bei #3,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stoppen (IPA [ˈʃtɔpn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,999 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stoppen, with forms such as "sotppen", "sstoppen", and "stopen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "stören", "stoppt", "Suppen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stoppen, spelled S-T-O-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Stehen bringen oder zum Stehen gebracht werden
  2. 2
    aufhören etwas zu tun oder dazu gebracht werden, mit etwas aufzuhören
  3. 3
    mit einer Stoppuhr die genaue Zeit nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stoppen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Polizei stoppte den Raser.
  2. „Der Anker polterte ins Wasser, und das Schiff stoppte.“

This word in other languages

stop(English)parar(Español)stopper(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotppen
  • sstoppen
  • stopen
  • stopepn
  • stoppenn
  • stoppne
  • stpopen
  • sttoppen
  • tsoppen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stoppen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sotppen2sstoppen1stopen1stopepn2stoppenn1stoppne2stpopen2sttoppen1
Edit distance from "stoppen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stoppen"?
"stoppen" is spelled S-T-O-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔpn̩].
What does "stoppen" mean?
As a verb, "stoppen" means: zum Stehen bringen oder zum Stehen gebracht werden
What words are commonly confused with "stoppen"?
"stoppen" is commonly confused with "stören", "stoppt", "Suppen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stoppen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stoppen" is [ˈʃtɔpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stoppen" come from?
"stoppen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stoppen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trocken#4,002seltsam#3,994Sekunde#3,993versteh#4,008

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Signal9 variantsAustria9 variantsirgend9 variantsfliegt9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list