obstruer
\ɔp.stʁy.e\
The verdict
“obstruer” is uncommon French (frequency #66,167 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,167
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bloquer, rendre impraticable par quelque obstacle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-obstruer · obstruer · French
obstruer · rank #66,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,167
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH occipital
Nearest frequency peer: occipital (+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 « obstruer »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- notifiés
notifiés
33,838 corpus weight
- nourrira
nourrira
33,837 corpus weight
- obstruer
obstruer
33,834 corpus weight
- occipital
occipital
33,833 corpus weight
- odieuses
odieuses
33,832 corpus weight
- odo
odo
33,831 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « obstruer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obstruer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɔp.stʁy.e\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,167 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « obstruer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
obstruer is uncommon French at frequency #66,167 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɔp.stʁy.e\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for obstruer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is obstruer, spelled O-B-S-T-R-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Bloquer, rendre impraticable par quelque obstacle.
- 2Embarrasser ou engorger un conduit ; boucher un trou, une fente, etc.
- 3Cacher la vue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obstruer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les pierres qui autrefois obstruaient la voie avaient été soigneusement placées, non pas jetées, le long des deux côtés du chemin.
Ici et là, la serpe légère a tranché une gaule trop hardie et qui obstrue le ciel, amputé un chicot qui pourrait servir de perchoir.
This word in other languages
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.
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