stoop

/stuːp/

//stuːp// noun

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"stoop" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stoop” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,326
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stooping, bent position of the body.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stoop · stoop · English

stoop · rank #24,326 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,326
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stomping

Nearest frequency peer: stomping (-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 “stoop”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stoop” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stoop vs STP
0% similar
stoop vs stop
80% similar
stoop vs stow
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stoop
PropertyValue
Headwordstoop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stuːp/
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,326
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stoop”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).stooplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “stomping” (#24,325), “stroking” (#24,327), “stuffs” (#24,328). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stoop” is #24,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around stoop (IPA /stuːp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,326 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for stoop, with forms such as "sotop", "sstoop", and "stoopp". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "STP", "stop", "stow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną (“to stand out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, butt, knock”). Compare steep. Cognate with Dut… The correct English form is stoop, spelled S-T-O-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A stooping, bent position of the body.
  2. 2
    An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stoop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The old man walked with a stoop.
  2. Theo Walcott's final pass has often drawn criticism but there could be no complaint in the 11th minute when his perfect delivery to the far post only required a stoop and a nod of the head from Young to put England ahead.

Etymology

From Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną (“to stand out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, butt, knock”). Compare steep. Cognate with Dutch stuipen (“to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward”), Old Norse stúpa (“to stoop”). Related also to Old Frisian stēpa (“to help”), Old Norse steypa (“to cause to stoop, cast down, overthrow”).

This word in other languages

piqué(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotop
  • sstoop
  • stoopp
  • stopo
  • sttoop
  • tsoop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stoop - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sotop2sstoop1stoopp1stopo2sttoop1tsoop2
Edit distance from "stoop"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stoop"?
"stoop" is spelled S-T-O-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /stuːp/.
What does "stoop" mean?
As a noun, "stoop" means: A stooping, bent position of the body.
What words are commonly confused with "stoop"?
"stoop" is commonly confused with "STP", "stop", "stow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stoop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stoop" is /stuːp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stoop"?
From Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną (“to stand out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, butt, knock”). Compare steep. Cognat... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stoop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list