how to pronounce stop

/stɔp/

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stop is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of stop in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… 4 heures en auto stop je vais déjà peur …”

meanings of stop

noun:

Hitchhiking.
Stop sign.

interjection:

Stop!.

stop frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word stop occurs in french on average 15.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.