# prohibit

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ · frequency rank #14,817

## Definitions
1. To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

## Etymology
From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“I fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).

## Easily confused with
- **prohibited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prohibit-vs-prohibited)

## Common misspellings (12)
`porhibit`, `pprohibit`, `prhoibit`, `prohbiit`, `prohhibit`, `prohibbit`, `prohibitt`, `prohibti`, `prohiibt`, `proihbit`, `prrohibit`, `rpohibit`

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