Which to use
“ship” is a noun and “stop” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,271
- “ship” frequency rank
- #7,087
- “stop” frequency rank
- 26358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ship | stop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | navio | pare, para |
Letter map: ship vs stop
Shared letters muted; letters that set ship and stop apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: ship vs stop
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ship is anoun and stopanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ship is recorded at frequency rank #19,271, classified as anoun, pronounced shĭp. stop is at rank #7,087, tagged as anintj.
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 26358, this pair ranks #42,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ship vs stop
Shared letters: ps. Private to "ship": hi. Private to "stop": ot.
"ship" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "stop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ship" and "stop" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ship" vs "stop" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ship" vs "stop" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ship" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ship" and "stop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ship vs soap". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.