# prohibit vs prohibited

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prohibit
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ · frequency rank #14,817*
To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

### prohibited
*adjective · IPA /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #7,267*
Forbidden; banned; unallowed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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