obstruction

\ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\

/\ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“obstruction” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,082
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engorgement ou embarras qui se forme dans les conduits de l’organisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obstruction · obstruction · French

obstruction · rank #19,082 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,082
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH observent

Nearest frequency peer: observent (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « obstruction »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « obstruction » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obstruction
PropertyValue
Headwordobstruction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,082
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « obstruction »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.obstructionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « observent » (#19,081), « obtiendra » (#19,083), « nuisances » (#19,080). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « obstruction » est au #19,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around obstruction (IPA \ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,082 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for obstruction, with forms such as "bostruction", "obbstruction", and "obsrtuction". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is obstruction, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engorgement ou embarras qui se forme dans les conduits de l’organisme.
  2. 2
    Toute espèce d’engorgement dans toute espèce de conduits, canaux, voies de communication.
  3. 3
    Manœuvre tendant à retarder, à empêcher un débat, le vote d’une mesure, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En effet, les digestions vicieuses produisent une plus grande quantité de parties tartareuses, lesquelles passent dans la masse du sang & vont produire des obstructions, des schirres ou des concrétions calculeuses dans différens endroits du corps.
  2. Faire de l’obstruction.

This word in other languages

obstruction(English)obstrucción(Español)Obstruktion(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bostruction
  • obbstruction
  • obsrtuction
  • obsstruction
  • obstrcution
  • obstrruction
  • obstrucction
  • obstruciton
  • obstructino
  • obstructionn
  • obstructoin
  • obstructtion
  • obstrutcion
  • obsttruction
  • obsturction
  • obtsruction
  • osbtruction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obstruction - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bostruction2obbstruction1obsrtuction2obsstruction1obstrcution2obstrruction1obstrucction1obstruciton2
Edit distance from "obstruction"

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 "obstruction"?
"obstruction" is spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "obstruction" mean?
As a noun, "obstruction" means: Engorgement ou embarras qui se forme dans les conduits de l’organisme.
What are common misspellings of "obstruction"?
Common misspellings include "bostruction", "obbstruction", "obsrtuction", "obsstruction", "obstrcution". The correct spelling is "obstruction".
How do you pronounce "obstruction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstruction" is \ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obstruction" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

reconquérir17 variantsRessentiment17 variantsréférentiel17 variantsdésastreuse17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list