Stop words

Stop words are specific words that the search engine ignores in your search text. They typically include articles, prepositions, pronouns, and auxiliary verbs. You can also create your own list of stop words. If you choose not to create your own list, the default list of stop words is applied.

The default list of stop words in English includes the following, regardless of the capitalization:

  • a
  • an
  • and
  • are
  • as
  • at
  • be
  • but
  • by
  • for
  • if
  • in
  • into
  • is
  • it
  • no
  • not
  • of
  • on
  • or
  • such
  • that
  • the
  • their
  • then
  • there
  • these
  • they
  • this
  • to
  • was
  • will
  • with