choppy
/ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/
"choppy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“choppy” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,319
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having many small, rough waves.
Corpus desk
Index EN-choppy · choppy · English
choppy · rank #32,319 · 8 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,319
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Chiu
Nearest frequency peer: Chiu (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “choppy”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Chiu
Chiu
67,683 corpus weight
- choppy
choppy
67,682 corpus weight
- chromatic
chromatic
67,681 corpus weight
- chronologic…
chronologically
67,680 corpus weight
- chump
chump
67,679 corpus weight
- clamping
clamping
67,678 corpus weight
What this shows “choppy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | choppy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,319 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “choppy”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around choppy (IPA /ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,319 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for choppy, with forms such as "cchoppy", "chhoppy", and "choppyy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "copy", "Choy", "chops", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From chop + -y. The correct English form is choppy, spelled C-H-O-P-P-Y.
Definition
- 1Having many small, rough waves.
- 2Discontinuous, intermittent.
- 3Shifting, variable
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how choppy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
Safely navigating choppy waters has allowed FirstGroup to pay its first interim dividend for almost a decade, and only its second since payments restarted in August.
Etymology
From chop + -y.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cchoppy
- chhoppy
- choppyy
- chopy
- chopyp
- chpopy
- cohppy
- hcoppy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of choppy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "choppy", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).