# stops vs stumps

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stops
*noun · IPA /stɒps/ · frequency rank #3,657*
plural of stop

### stumps
*noun · frequency rank #24,923*
close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stops-vs-stumps