obstante
Portuguese, adjective/obsˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
obstante is spelled O-B-S-T-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,158th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obstante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “hindering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que obsta, que impede; obstativo”.
What does obstante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehindering
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que obsta, que impede; obstativo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obstante
- obstantes plural
- obs.tan.te canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obstante?
- Brazil /obsˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /o.bisˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- /obʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is obstante in Portuguese?
obstante appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).