obfuscatory
adjective
obfuscatory is spelled O-B-F-U-S-C-A-T-O-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, obfuscatory means “Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obfuscatory?
| Letters | 11: O-B-F-U-S-C-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is obfuscatory?
Obfuscatory appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of obfuscatory
- more obfuscatory comparative
- most obfuscatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obfuscatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion.
I can't vote for a resolution with such obfuscatory language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obfuscatory come from?
From obfuscate + -ory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).