gobstopper
/ˈɡɒbˌstɒp.ə(ɹ)/
"gobstopper" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gobstopper” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gobstopper · gobstopper · English
gobstopper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gobstopper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɒbˌstɒp.ə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gobstopper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gobstopper is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɒbˌstɒp.ə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.".
No misspelling variants are generated for gobstopper in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of gob (“mouth”) + stopper. The correct English form is gobstopper, spelled G-O-B-S-T-O-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gobstopper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Everlasting Gobstoppers!”’ cried Mr. Wonka proudly. “They're completely new! I am inventing them for children who are given very little pocket money. You can put an Everlasting Gobstopper in your mouth and you can suck it and suck it and suck it and suck it and suck it and it will never get any smaller!”
Hence, gobstopper—something that stops the mouth. If you want to stop someone from prattling on, simply stuff a gobstopper in his or her mouth. The Everlasting Gobstopper, a jawbreaker that changes colors and flavors, was the brainchild of Roald Dahl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964.
Etymology
Compound of gob (“mouth”) + stopper.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.