stoplight
"stoplight" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stoplight” is an uncommon English word, ranked #64,741 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #64,741
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stoplight |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stoplight” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for stoplight is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #64,741 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stoplight, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From stop + light. The correct English form is stoplight, spelled S-T-O-P-L-I-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively.
- 2A light on the rear of a vehicle that is activated when braking; a brake light.
Etymology
From stop + light.
Synonyms
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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Using “stoplight”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-O-P-L-I-G-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.