stopped
/stɑpt/adjective, verb
stopped is spelled S-T-O-P-P-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 69 times per million words in written English, the 1,528th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stopped means “Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stopped?
| Letters | 7: S-T-O-P-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 69 times per million words; the 1,528th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stopped?
Stopped appears 69 times per million words in written English, the 1,528th 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 stopped?
- UK /stɒpt/
- British /stɔpt/
- US /stɑpt/
Stopped has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stopped.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stopped?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stopped from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stopped
- more stopped comparative
- most stopped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stopped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
We were stopped for more than three hours!
- 2
In the state resulting from having stopped.
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
- 3
Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- 4
In a well-pruned state.
- 5
Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of stop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stopped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not moving:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | parado |
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 stopped come from?
From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).