obstructions

\ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\

/\ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“obstructions” is uncommon French (frequency #87,903 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,903
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de obstruction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obstructions · obstructions · French

obstructions · rank #87,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,903
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH néoconservate…

Nearest frequency peer: néoconservateurs (-2 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 « obstructions »

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 « obstructions » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obstructions
PropertyValue
Headwordobstructions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « obstructions » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).obstructionstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « néoconservateurs » (#87,901), « ocelot » (#87,905), « négocions » (#87,900). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « obstructions » est au #87,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obstructions is uncommon French at frequency #87,903 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de obstruction.".

obstructions doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is obstructions, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de obstruction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how obstructions 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.

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 "obstructions"?
"obstructions" is spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "obstructions" mean?
As a noun, "obstructions" means: Pluriel de obstruction.
How do you pronounce "obstructions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstructions" is \ɔp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\. 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 "obstructions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list