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Remove Stop Words
Paste any text and the common filler words (the, and, of, is, to…) are removed so the meaningful keywords stand out. Choose from 7 languages, add or keep your own words, and get cleaned text, a keyword list or keyword counts.
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Output
Separate with commas or spaces.
Useful for sentiment: keep not, no, never.
letters
0 = off.
Enter your values to see the result.
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How to use the Remove Stop Words
- Paste your text into the box.
- Choose the language (and for English, the standard or short list).
- Add extra words to remove, or words to keep, such as not for sentiment analysis.
- Pick the output: cleaned text, a keyword list or unique keywords with counts.
- Copy or download the result, or download the keyword table as CSV.
Before and after
| Original | Without stop words |
|---|---|
| The best way to keep your houseplants healthy is to water them only when the soil feels dry. | best way keep houseplants healthy water soil feels dry. |
| I did not like the charger. | like charger. (with “not” kept: not like charger.) |
| Le chat dort sur le canapé. | chat dort canapé. |
Typical stop words by type
| Type | English examples |
|---|---|
| Articles and determiners | a, an, the, this, that, some, each |
| Pronouns | I, you, he, she, it, we, they, them, their |
| Prepositions | of, in, on, at, to, for, with, from, by |
| Conjunctions | and, or, but, if, because, while |
| Auxiliary verbs | is, are, was, be, have, do, will, would, can |
| Contractions | don't, it's, I'm, you're, won't |
When to remove stop words, and when not to
- Remove them for keyword lists, word clouds, topic tagging, search indexes and simple text classification.
- Keep them when meaning depends on word order or negation, for example sentiment analysis, translation, phrase searches like “to be or not to be”, and readability checks.
- Customize the list for your domain: in recipe text, words like cup or add may be just as uninformative as the.
Frequently asked questions
What are stop words?
Stop words are very common words, such as the, and, of, is and to in English, that carry little meaning on their own. They are often removed before keyword analysis, search indexing, word clouds or text mining so that the content words stand out.
Which stop word list does this tool use?
Its own lists of common function words: articles, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and auxiliary verbs. The standard English list has 205 entries including contractions like don't and it's; the short list has the 29 most frequent ones. There is no single official list, so you can add or keep words to suit your task.
Should I remove “not” and “no”?
For keyword research it is usually fine. For sentiment or meaning it is not: “not good” becomes “good”. Type not, no, never in the “Words to keep” box to protect them.
Does it change the rest of my text?
In cleaned-text mode only the stop words are removed; punctuation, line breaks and the capitalization of the remaining words stay, and leftover double spaces are tidied. Turn on Lowercase if you want normalized output.
Can I use it for SEO keyword analysis?
Yes. Choose “Unique + counts” to get every remaining keyword with its frequency, or download the keyword table as CSV. For keyword density percentages and phrases, use the Keyword Density Checker.
How are words matched?
Matching ignores case, so The, THE and the are all removed. Contractions and hyphenated words are treated as single words, and curly apostrophes are treated like straight ones.
Is my text uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser, so your text stays on your device.
Are all the tools on FreeToolCabin tested for quality and accuracy?
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