Which to use
“stopper” and “supper” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,938
- “stopper” frequency rank
- #10,618
- “supper” frequency rank
- 36556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stopper | supper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someone or something that stops something. | Food consumed before going to bed. |
Where the eye mixes stopper and supper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stopper vs supper
A purely visual mix-up. stopper (/ˈstɒp.ə/) and supper (/ˈsʌpə/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stopper is recorded at frequency rank #25,938, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈstɒp.ə/. supper is at rank #10,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsʌpə/.
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 36556, this pair ranks #302,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stopper vs supper
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "stopper": ot. Private to "supper": u.
"stopper" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "supper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stopper" for "supper" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stopper" or "supper"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stopper" and "supper" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stopper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stopper" and "supper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stooped vs stopper". 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 #302,158 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.