# stopping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstɑpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,412

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of stop

## Easily confused with
- **storing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopping-vs-storing)
- **storming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopping-vs-storming)
- **swooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopping-vs-swooping)
- **stripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopping-vs-stripping)
- **strapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stopping-vs-strapping)
- **sipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sipping-vs-stopping)
- **sloping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sloping-vs-stopping)
- **scoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoping-vs-stopping)
- **stoning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoning-vs-stopping)
- **shopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-stopping)
- **shipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipping-vs-stopping)
- **stepping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-stopping)
- **slipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-stopping)
- **skipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skipping-vs-stopping)
- **stocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stocking-vs-stopping)
- **snapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapping-vs-stopping)
- **slapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-stopping)
- **stamping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stamping-vs-stopping)
- **stomping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stomping-vs-stopping)
- **scooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooping-vs-stopping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`sotpping`, `sstopping`, `stoping`, `stopipng`, `stoppign`, `stoppingg`, `stoppinng`, `stoppnig`, `stpoping`, `sttopping`, `tsopping`

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