obstinado

/ɔbʃ.ti.ˈna.du/

//ɔbʃ.ti.ˈna.du// adj

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The verdict

“obstinado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,029
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se obstina

Corpus desk

Index PT-obstinado · obstinado · Portuguese

obstinado · rank #37,029 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,029
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nupcial

Nearest frequency peer: nupcial (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “obstinado”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “obstinado” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obstinado
PropertyValue
Headwordobstinado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɔbʃ.ti.ˈna.du/
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,029
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “obstinado”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).obstinadocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nupcial” (#37,027), “pacificador” (#37,034), “morgue” (#37,019). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “obstinado” fica em #37,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around obstinado (IPA /ɔbʃ.ti.ˈna.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,029 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for obstinado, with forms such as "bostinado", "obbstinado", and "obsitnado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is obstinado, spelled O-B-S-T-I-N-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se obstina
  2. 2
    persistente
  3. 3
    teimoso
  4. 4
    inflexível

This word in other languages

obstinate(English)obstinado(Español)acharné(Français)hartnäckig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bostinado
  • obbstinado
  • obsitnado
  • obsstinado
  • obstiando
  • obstinaddo
  • obstinaod
  • obstindao
  • obstinnado
  • obstniado
  • obsttinado
  • obtsinado
  • osbtinado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obstinado - 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.

bostinado2obbstinado1obsitnado2obsstinado1obstiando2obstinaddo1obstinaod2obstindao2
Edit distance from "obstinado"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obstinado"?
"obstinado" is spelled O-B-S-T-I-N-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔbʃ.ti.ˈna.du/.
What does "obstinado" mean?
As an adjective, "obstinado" means: que se obstina
What are common misspellings of "obstinado"?
Common misspellings include "bostinado", "obbstinado", "obsitnado", "obsstinado", "obstiando". The correct spelling is "obstinado".
How do you pronounce "obstinado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstinado" is /ɔbʃ.ti.ˈna.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obstinado" come from?
"obstinado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitigação#37,014Hamburger#36,938fantasiar#36,905expertise#36,898

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

retratação13 variantsabstract13 variantsclarinete13 variantscolonizar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list