Prohibition
German, noun[pʁohibiˈt͡si̯oːn]
Prohibition is spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prohibition is a German feminine noun meaning “prohibition of alcohol / drugs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verbot von etwas”.
What does Prohibition mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprohibition of alcohol / drugs
- 2
feminineProhibition
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verbot von etwas 2. generelles Verbot der Herstellung und Verbreitung von alkoholischen Getränken
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Prohibition
- Prohibitionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Prohibition?
- [pʁohibiˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Prohibition in German?
Prohibition appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).