# prob

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,003

## Definitions
1. Clipping of problem.

## Easily confused with
- **pub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-pub)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-pry)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prs)
- **PTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-pto)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-pros)
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prom)
- **prop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prop)
- **prod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prod)
- **proc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-proc)
- **prog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prog)
- **Prot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prot)
- **proud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-proud)
- **prove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prove)
- **proof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-proof)
- **probe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-probe)
- **prone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prone)
- **promo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-promo)
- **proxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-proxy)
- **props** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-props)
- **prose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-prose)

## Common misspellings (6)
`porb`, `pprob`, `prbo`, `probb`, `prrob`, `rpob`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prob