stoppable
"stoppable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stoppable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being stopped.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stoppable · stoppable · English
stoppable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | stoppable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stoppable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stoppable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being stopped.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for stoppable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From stop + -able. The correct English form is stoppable, spelled S-T-O-P-P-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being stopped.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stoppable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That is why some say that Mr. Stewart is the toughest and least stoppable fullback in the oil field.
“All the goals were stoppable,” Dave Jones, the Wolves manager, said.
Etymology
From stop + -able.
Antonyms
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.