stopover
stop·o·ver/ˈstɑpˌoʊvɚ/noun
stopover is spelled S-T-O-P-O-V-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (stop·o·ver). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stopover means “A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stopover is stopovers.
How many letters and syllables are in stopover?
| Letters | 8: S-T-O-P-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: stop·o·ver |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is stopover?
Stopover appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 stopover?
- UK /ˈstɒpˌəʊvə/
- US /ˈstɑpˌoʊvɚ/
Stopover has 3 syllables, split stop·o·ver in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stopover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with stopover
Also written: stop-over (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of stopover
- stopovers plural
- stop-over
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stopover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption.
Near-synonyms: stayover, layover, lie-over (all sometimes synonymous)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stopover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense interruption in a journey:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | étape, escale |
| German | Zwischenstopp, Zwischenlandung, Aufenthalt, Zwischenhalt |
| Portuguese | parada |
| Spanish | paraje, escala |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stopover come from?
Deverbal from stop over.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).