Obstination
[ɔpstinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Obstination” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigensinn
Corpus desk
Index DE-obstination · Obstination · German
Obstination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Obstination |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔpstinaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Obstination“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Obstination is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔpstinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigensinn".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Obstination in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Obstination, spelled O-B-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Eigensinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Obstination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aufgrund seiner Obstination ignorierte er wiedermal die Ratschläge der Anderen.
„Die unerhörte Frische und Unberührtheit seiner Bilder" habe Cezanne einzig dieser „Obstination zu verdanken".
This word in other languages
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.