Which to use
“stopping” is a verb and “stripping” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,412
- “stopping” frequency rank
- #14,643
- “stripping” frequency rank
- 19055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stopping | stripping |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of stop | The act of one who strips. |
Letter map: stopping vs stripping
Shared letters muted; letters that set stopping and stripping apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - stopping and stripping
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stopping is averb and strippinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stopping is recorded at frequency rank #4,412, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈstɑpɪŋ/. stripping is at rank #14,643, tagged as anoun.
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 19055, this pair ranks #440,804 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stopping vs stripping
Shared letters: ginpst. Private to "stopping": o. Private to "stripping": r.
"stopping" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "stripping" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stopping" for "stripping" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stopping" or "stripping"?
What to do next
Pair "stopping" vs "stripping" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "stopping" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stripping" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,804 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stopping" and "stripping" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "striding vs stripping". 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 #440,804 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.