obstrucción

[oβ̞st̪ɾukˈsjõn]

/[oβ̞st̪ɾukˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“obstrucción” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,223
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de obstruir o de obstruirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-obstruccion · obstrucción · Spanish

obstrucción · rank #17,223 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,223
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH nuez

Nearest frequency peer: nuez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “obstrucción”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “obstrucción” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obstrucción
PropertyValue
Headwordobstrucción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oβ̞st̪ɾukˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,223
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “obstrucción”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).obstruccióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “nuez” (#17,222), “ocultan” (#17,224), “novato” (#17,221). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “obstrucción” va en #17,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around obstrucción (IPA [oβ̞st̪ɾukˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,223 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción o efecto de obstruir o de obstruirse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for obstrucción, with forms such as "bostrucción", "obbstrucción", and "obsrtucción". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is obstrucción, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de obstruir o de obstruirse.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bostrucción
  • obbstrucción
  • obsrtucción
  • obsstrucción
  • obstrcución
  • obstrrucción
  • obstruccinó
  • obstrucciónn
  • obstruccóin
  • obstrucicón
  • obstrución
  • obstrucsión
  • obsttrucción
  • obsturcción
  • obtsrucción
  • osbtrucción
  • ovstrucción

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obstrucción - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bostrucción2obbstrucción1obsrtucción2obsstrucción1obstrcución2obstrrucción1obstruccinó2obstrucciónn1
Edit distance from "obstrucción"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obstrucción"?
"obstrucción" is spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oβ̞st̪ɾukˈsjõn].
What does "obstrucción" mean?
As a noun, "obstrucción" means: Acción o efecto de obstruir o de obstruirse.
What are common misspellings of "obstrucción"?
Common misspellings include "bostrucción", "obbstrucción", "obsrtucción", "obsstrucción", "obstrcución". The correct spelling is "obstrucción".
How do you pronounce "obstrucción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstrucción" is [oβ̞st̪ɾukˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obstrucción" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "obstrucción", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list