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óbice

Spanish, noun/ˈobiθe/

óbice is spelled Ó-B-I-C-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 88,614th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Óbice is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “obstacle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Obstáculo, embarazo, estorbo, impedimento”.

What does óbice mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineobstacle

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Obstáculo, embarazo, estorbo, impedimento.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of óbice

  • óbices plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce óbice?

  • /ˈobiθe/
  • [ˈo.β̞i.θe]
  • /ˈobise/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to óbice

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is óbice in Spanish?

óbice appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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