stopp

Stopp is a term used in several Germanic languages to denote a halt, pause, or interruption. It is often a noun and can appear in compounds; the form stopp with two p reflects its Germanic spelling, in contrast to the English word stop, which uses a single p.

In German, Stopp is a common noun in technical and everyday speech and appears in compounds such as Stoppuhr (stopwatch) and Stoppschild (stop sign). In Swedish and Norwegian, stopp (or stopp) carries a similar meaning of stop or halt and is used in road signs and instructional contexts. The word is less common as a standalone verb in these languages, with usage generally centered on the noun sense of stopping or halting.

Beyond everyday language, Stoppwort is a standard German term in linguistics and information retrieval for a stop word—an element ignored by search and indexing tools. This reflects how stopp concepts are embedded in modern technology and language processing, where common function words are filtered to improve search efficiency and text analysis.

See also: stop, halt, stop sign.