obstructionist
/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/
"obstructionist" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“obstructionist” is uncommon English (frequency #73,490 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,490
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
Corpus desk
Index EN-obstructionist · obstructionist · English
obstructionist · rank #73,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,490
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH Odie
Nearest frequency peer: Odie (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “obstructionist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- nudie
nudie
26,515 corpus weight
- nug
nug
26,514 corpus weight
- nympho
nympho
26,513 corpus weight
- obstruction…
obstructionist
26,511 corpus weight
- Odie
Odie
26,510 corpus weight
- oligonucleo…
oligonucleotide
26,507 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “obstructionist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obstructionist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #73,490 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “obstructionist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
obstructionist is uncommon English at frequency #73,490 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
obstructionist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From obstruction + -ist. The correct English form is obstructionist, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
- 2Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obstructionist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it."
The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative.
Etymology
From obstruction + -ist.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).