stoppages

noun

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"stoppages" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stoppages” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,508
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of stoppage

Corpus desk

Index EN-stoppages · stoppages · English

stoppages · rank #44,508 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,508
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stockman

Nearest frequency peer: stockman (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stoppages”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stoppages” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stoppages vs stoppage
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stoppages
PropertyValue
Headwordstoppages
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,508
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stoppages”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).stoppageslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “stockman” (#44,507), “stews” (#44,506), “Stravinsky” (#44,510). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stoppages” is #44,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around stoppages, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,508 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for stoppages, with forms such as "sotppages", "sstoppages", and "stopages". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "stoppage", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is stoppages, spelled S-T-O-P-P-A-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of stoppage
  2. 2
    Salary deductions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stoppages appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The cashier finished counting off the money; the boy dragged the whole down the counter to Mr. Winterbottom, to whom the stoppages for rent and tools must be paid.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotppages
  • sstoppages
  • stopages
  • stopapges
  • stoppaegs
  • stoppagess
  • stoppagges
  • stoppagse
  • stoppgaes
  • stpopages
  • sttoppages
  • tsoppages

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stoppages - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sotppages2sstoppages1stopages1stopapges2stoppaegs2stoppagess1stoppagges1stoppagse2
Edit distance from "stoppages"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stoppages"?
"stoppages" is spelled S-T-O-P-P-A-G-E-S.
What does "stoppages" mean?
As a noun, "stoppages" means: plural of stoppage
What words are commonly confused with "stoppages"?
"stoppages" is commonly confused with "stoppage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "stoppages" come from?
"stoppages" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stoppages", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list