stockévsstoppéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“stocké” and “stoppé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,549
“stocké” frequency rank
#20,284
“stoppé” frequency rank
46833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stocké stoppé
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de stocker. Participe passé masculin singulier de stopper.

Where the eye mixes stocké and stoppé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stocké and stoppé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
stocké
6 ch
stoppé

Look-alike desk: stocké vs stoppé

A purely visual mix-up. stocké (\sto.ke\) and stoppé (\stɔ.pe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stocké is recorded at frequency rank #26,549, classified as averb, pronounced \sto.ke\. stoppé is at rank #20,284, tagged as averb, pronounced \stɔ.pe\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46833, this pair ranks #191,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stocké vs stoppé

Shared letters: osté. Private to "stocké": ck. Private to "stoppé": p.

"stocké" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "stoppé" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stocké" for "stoppé" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\sto.ke\ versus \stɔ.pe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "stocké" or "stoppé" show up more?
"stoppé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,284 in our French list, against #26,549 for "stocké". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stocké" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stoppé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #191,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stocké" and "stoppé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shock vs stocké". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #191,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list