# stopwatch

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,935

## Definitions
1. A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.

## Etymology
From stop + watch.

## Common misspellings (15)
`sotpwatch`, `sstopwatch`, `stopawtch`, `stoppwatch`, `stopwacth`, `stopwatcch`, `stopwatchh`, `stopwathc`, `stopwattch`, `stopwtach`, `stopwwatch`, `stowpatch`, `stpowatch`, `sttopwatch`, `tsopwatch`

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