obstination
French, noun/ɔp.sti.na.sjɔ̃/
obstination is spelled O-B-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,653rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obstination is a French feminine noun meaning “obstinacy; stubbornness; obstination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de s’obstiner, de s’attacher opiniâtrement à une idée, à un sentiment, à une entreprise”.
What does obstination mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobstinacy; stubbornness; obstination
- 2
femininean obstinate act
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de s’obstiner, de s’attacher opiniâtrement à une idée, à un sentiment, à une entreprise. 2. Qualité de celui qui est obstiné.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obstination
- obstinations plural
- astinotion
- ostination
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obstination?
- /ɔp.sti.na.sjɔ̃/
- \ɔb.sti.na.sjɔ̃\
- [ɔb.st̪i.n̪a.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obstination
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obstination in French?
obstination appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).