obstinés

\ɔp.sti.ne\

/\ɔp.sti.ne\/ adj

The verdict

“obstinés” is uncommon French (frequency #81,399 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,399
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de obstiné.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obstines · obstinés · French

obstinés · rank #81,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,399
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH obstrue

Nearest frequency peer: obstrue (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « obstinés »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « obstinés » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obstinés
PropertyValue
Headwordobstinés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔp.sti.ne\
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « obstinés » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.obstinéstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « obstrue » (#81,400), « névrosée » (#81,397), « octogonal » (#81,401). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « obstinés » est au #81,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obstinés is uncommon French at frequency #81,399 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔp.sti.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de obstiné.".

Zero misspellings are on record for obstinés in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is obstinés, spelled O-B-S-T-I-N-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de obstiné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quoiqu’elle eût cinquante-sept ans et que ses travaux obstinés au sein du ménage lui permissent bien de se reposer, elle tricotait les bas de son mari, les siens et ceux d’un oncle, comme tricotent les femmes de la campagne, en marchant, en parlant, en se promenant dans le jardin, en allant voir ce qui se passait à sa cuisine.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obstinés"?
"obstinés" is spelled O-B-S-T-I-N-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔp.sti.ne\.
What does "obstinés" mean?
As an adjective, "obstinés" means: Masculin pluriel de obstiné.
How do you pronounce "obstinés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstinés" is \ɔp.sti.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list