obstruction
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The verdict
“obstruction” 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) - Versperren (Straße), Blockierung, Verstopfung
Corpus desk
Index DE-obstruction · obstruction · German
obstruction · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | obstruction |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „obstruction“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
obstruction is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for obstruction in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is obstruction, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Versperren (Straße), Blockierung, Verstopfung
- 2Behinderung, Hemmung, Hindernis
- 3Foul (einen Gegenspieler unfair stoppen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obstruction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Your car is causing an obstruction.
commit an obstruction - ein Foul begehen
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.