# stoppage

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,948

## Definitions
1. A pause or halt of some activity.
2. Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.

## Etymology
From stop + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **storage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoppage-vs-storage)
- **stoppages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoppage-vs-stoppages)
- **slippage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slippage-vs-stoppage)

## Common misspellings (10)
`sotppage`, `sstoppage`, `stopage`, `stopapge`, `stoppaeg`, `stoppagge`, `stoppgae`, `stpopage`, `sttoppage`, `tsoppage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stoppage