obstruct
[əbstrʌkt]
The verdict
“obstruct” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - versperren, sperren, blockieren, verstopfen
Corpus desk
Index DE-obstruct · obstruct · German
obstruct · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | obstruct |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [əbstrʌkt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „obstruct“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
obstruct is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [əbstrʌkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
obstruct has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 obstruct, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T.
Definition
- 1versperren, sperren, blockieren, verstopfen
- 2hindern, behindern, hemmen, sperren
- 3obstruieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obstruct appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tall trees obstruct his view of the road.
obstruct the police in the curse of their duty
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.