obstruction
French, noun/ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃/
obstruction is spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obstruction is a French feminine noun meaning “block (something that prevents passing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Engorgement ou embarras qui se forme dans les conduits de l’organisme”.
What does obstruction mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblock (something that prevents passing)
- 2
feminineobstruction
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Engorgement ou embarras qui se forme dans les conduits de l’organisme. 2. Toute espèce d’engorgement dans toute espèce de conduits, canaux, voies de communication. 3. Manœuvre tendant à retarder, à empêcher un débat, le vote d’une mesure, etc.
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 obstruction
- obstructions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obstruction?
- /ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃/
- \ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\
- [ɔb.st̪ʁ̥yk.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 obstruction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obstruction in French?
obstruction appears 2.3 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).