stopping
stop·ping/ˈstɑpɪŋ/noun, verb
stopping is spelled S-T-O-P-P-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (stop·ping). It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stopping means “The act of something that stops; a halt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stopping is stoppings.
How many letters and syllables are in stopping?
| Letters | 8: S-T-O-P-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stop·ping |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,365th 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; 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 stopping?
Stopping appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th 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 stopping?
- UK /ˈstɒpɪŋ/
- British /ˈstɔpɪŋ/
- US /ˈstɑpɪŋ/
Stopping has 2 syllables, split stop·ping in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stopping.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stopping?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stopping from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpɪŋ/):
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 stopping
- stoppings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stopping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of something that stops; a halt.
constant startings and stoppings
- 2
datedMaterial for filling a cavity in a tooth.
an amalgam stopping
- 3
A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
- 4
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).