obstinately
/ˈɑbstɪnətli/adverb
obstinately is spelled O-B-S-T-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, obstinately means “In an obstinate manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obstinately?
| Letters | 11: O-B-S-T-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 obstinately?
Obstinately appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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).
How do you pronounce obstinately?
- US /ˈɑbstɪnətli/
- UK /ˈɒbstɪnətli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-obstinately.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of obstinately
- more obstinately comparative
- most obstinately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obstinately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an obstinate manner.
He obstinately made his motion at every meeting, even though no one else ever supported it and everyone else was bored with it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Obstinately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an obstinate manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | obstinément |
| Portuguese | obstinadamente |
| Spanish | obstinadamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does obstinately come from?
From obstinate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).