obstruyendo

[oβ̞st̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o]

/[oβ̞st̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“obstruyendo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,212 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,212
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio irregular de obstruir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-obstruyendo · obstruyendo · Spanish

obstruyendo · rank #60,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,212
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH obligarán

Nearest frequency peer: obligarán (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “obstruyendo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “obstruyendo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obstruyendo
PropertyValue
Headwordobstruyendo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[oβ̞st̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,212
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “obstruyendo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).obstruyendocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “obligarán” (#60,211), “oceanografía” (#60,213), “oblicuo” (#60,210). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “obstruyendo” va en #60,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obstruyendo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,212 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [oβ̞st̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio irregular de obstruir.".

No misspelling variants are generated for obstruyendo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is obstruyendo, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-Y-E-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio irregular de obstruir.

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 "obstruyendo"?
"obstruyendo" is spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-Y-E-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oβ̞st̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o].
What does "obstruyendo" mean?
As a verb, "obstruyendo" means: Gerundio irregular de obstruir.
How do you pronounce "obstruyendo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstruyendo" is [oβ̞st̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obstruyendo" come from?
"obstruyendo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list