stope
[stoʊp]noun, verb
stope is spelled S-T-O-P-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stope means “A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stope is stopes.
How many letters and syllables are in stope?
| Letters | 5: S-T-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stope?
Stope appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stope?
- [stoʊp]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with stope?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as stope.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pesto, poset, estop, stoep.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stope
- stopes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stoping participle, present
- stoped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
verb
- 1
To excavate in the form of stopes.
- 2
To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stope come from?
Apparently related to step, but with uncertain phonological development. Perhaps from a German Low German word like Stoop (“step”), from Middle Low German stōpe (“step”). More at stoop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).