no obstante
[ˈno oβ̞sˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“no obstante” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Usado para expresar oposición, diferencia o que no constituye obstáculos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-no-obstante · no obstante · Spanish
no obstante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | no obstante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈno oβ̞sˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “no obstante” en español
Rare enough to double-check
no obstante is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈno oβ̞sˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Usado para expresar oposición, diferencia o que no constituye obstáculos.".
No misspelling variants are generated for no obstante in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is no obstante, spelled N-O- -O-B-S-T-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Usado para expresar oposición, diferencia o que no constituye obstáculos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how no obstante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Llegar ahí le produjo una sensación bastante extraña, una sensación nueva que se parecía a la nostalgia, y también a la incertidumbre. No obstante, de lo único que entonces estaba seguro era de que una vez que bajara de ese avión y pisara el suelo de Tumbes, su vida nunca volvería a ser la misma.
Synonyms
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.