Stopp

\ʃtɔp\

/\ʃtɔp\/ noun

The verdict

“Stopp” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrêt, lieu aménagé pour qu'un véhicule de transport s'arrête et que des passagers puissent monter ou descendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stopp · Stopp · French

Stopp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Stopp
PropertyValue
HeadwordStopp
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃtɔp\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Stopp » en français

Stoppsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stopp is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃtɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Stopp in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Stopp, spelled S-T-O-P-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arrêt, lieu aménagé pour qu'un véhicule de transport s'arrête et que des passagers puissent monter ou descendre.
  2. 2
    Halte, interruption lors d'un voyage.
  3. 3
    Arrêt, interruption, action de s'arrêter ou fait d'être arrêté.
  4. 4
    Amorti, balle lente tombant juste derrière le filet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stopp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am nächsten Stopp müssen wir aussteigen.
  2. Auf langen Strecken sollte man vorsichtshalber regelmäßig Stopps einlegen.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stopp"?
"Stopp" is spelled S-T-O-P-P. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃtɔp\.
What does "Stopp" mean?
As a noun, "Stopp" means: Arrêt, lieu aménagé pour qu'un véhicule de transport s'arrête et que des passagers puissent monter ou descendre.
How do you pronounce "Stopp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stopp" is \ʃtɔp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stopp" come from?
"Stopp" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list