obsequent
"obsequent" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“obsequent” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-obsequent · obsequent · English
obsequent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | obsequent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “obsequent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
obsequent is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for obsequent in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence. The correct English form is obsequent, spelled O-B-S-E-Q-U-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
- 2Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how obsequent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
an infinitive power[…]Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature.
Etymology
From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence.
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.