obduracy
/ˈɒb.dʊ.ɹə.si/
"obduracy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“obduracy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-obduracy · obduracy · English
obduracy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | obduracy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɒb.dʊ.ɹə.si/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “obduracy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
obduracy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɒb.dʊ.ɹə.si/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for obduracy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From obdurate + -cy. The correct English form is obduracy, spelled O-B-D-U-R-A-C-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obduracy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
By this hand thou, thinkeſt me as farre in the diuels booke, as thou and Falſtaffe, for obduracie and perſiſtancie, let the end trie the man, [...]
It might also serve to condemn the obduracy and hard-heartedness of the Jews, who relented not, when even the earth trembled and the rocks rent.
Etymology
From obdurate + -cy.
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.