obschon

\ɔpˈʃoːn\

/\ɔpˈʃoːn\/ conj

The verdict

“obschon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bien que, quoique, encore que, malgré que.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obschon · obschon · French

obschon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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.

Key facts for obschon
PropertyValue
Headwordobschon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\ɔpˈʃoːn\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « obschon » en français

obschonsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obschon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \ɔpˈʃoːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bien que, quoique, encore que, malgré que.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for obschon in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is obschon, spelled O-B-S-C-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bien que, quoique, encore que, malgré que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how obschon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Obschon der Beruf des Velokuriers, der Velokurierin keine Ausbildung erfordert, ist es nicht «einfach velofahren».

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obschon"?
"obschon" is spelled O-B-S-C-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔpˈʃoːn\.
What does "obschon" mean?
As a conjunction, "obschon" means: Bien que, quoique, encore que, malgré que.
How do you pronounce "obschon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obschon" is \ɔpˈʃoːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obschon" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list