Which to use
“skip” and “stop” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,082
- “skip” frequency rank
- #283
- “stop” frequency rank
- 5365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skip | stop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To move by hopping on alternate feet. | To cease moving. |
Where the eye mixes skip and stop
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: skip vs stop
A purely visual mix-up. skip (/skɪp/) and stop (/stɒp/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skip is recorded at frequency rank #5,082, classified as averb, pronounced /skɪp/. stop is at rank #283, tagged as averb, pronounced /stɒp/.
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 5365, this pair ranks #515,615 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of skip vs stop
Shared letters: ps. Private to "skip": ik. Private to "stop": ot.
"skip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "stop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "skip" and "stop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "skip" or "stop" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "skip" and "stop" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "skip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,615 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skip" and "stop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sif vs skip". 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 #515,615 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.