# stopped

> English word · Verb · IPA /stɑpt/ · frequency rank #1,542

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of stop

## Etymology
From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

## Easily confused with
- **stowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopped-vs-stowed)
- **striped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopped-vs-striped)
- **stopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopped-vs-stopper)
- **storied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopped-vs-storied)
- **stumped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopped-vs-stumped)
- **stripped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopped-vs-stripped)
- **strapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopped-vs-strapped)
- **stoned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoned-vs-stopped)
- **stoked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoked-vs-stopped)
- **steppe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steppe-vs-stopped)
- **stepped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepped-vs-stopped)
- **shipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipped-vs-stopped)
- **slipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipped-vs-stopped)
- **snapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapped-vs-stopped)
- **stamped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stamped-vs-stopped)
- **stocked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stocked-vs-stopped)
- **shopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopper-vs-stopped)
- **stapled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stapled-vs-stopped)
- **stooped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stooped-vs-stopped)

## Common misspellings (9)
`sotpped`, `sstopped`, `stoped`, `stopepd`, `stoppde`, `stoppedd`, `stpoped`, `sttopped`, `tsopped`

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