Which to use
“stooped” and “stopped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,653
- “stooped” frequency rank
- #1,542
- “stopped” frequency rank
- 51195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stooped | stopped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of stoop | simple past and past participle of stop |
Where the eye mixes stooped and stopped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stooped with stopped
A purely visual mix-up. stooped (/stuːpt/) and stopped (/stɑpt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “stooped” becomes p in “stopped”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stooped is recorded at frequency rank #49,653, classified as averb, pronounced /stuːpt/. stopped is at rank #1,542, tagged as averb, pronounced /stɑpt/.
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 51195, this pair ranks #167,554 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stooped vs stopped
Shared letters: deopst. Private to "stooped": -. Private to "stopped": -.
"stooped" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "stopped" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stooped" and "stopped" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stooped" vs "stopped" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stooped" and "stopped" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stooped" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stopped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,554 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stooped" and "stopped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stooge vs stooped". 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 #167,554 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.