obstante
Spanish, adjective/obsˈtante/
obstante is spelled O-B-S-T-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,576th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obstante is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “hindering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que obsta”.
What does obstante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehindering
- 2
femininemasculineobstructing
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que obsta.
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 obstante
- obstantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obstante?
- /obsˈtante/
- [oβ̞sˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
- [oβ̞sˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is obstante in Spanish?
obstante appears 55 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).