prohibited
pro·hib·it·ed/pɹoʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/adjective, verb
prohibited is spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables (pro·hib·it·ed). It appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prohibited means “Forbidden; banned; unallowed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prohibited?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pro·hib·it·ed |
| In writing | 9.8 times per million words; the 7,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prohibited?
Prohibited appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce prohibited?
- UK /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪd/
- UK /pɹəʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/
- US /pɹoʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/
Prohibited has 4 syllables, split pro·hib·it·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-prohibited.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prohibited
- more prohibited comparative
- most prohibited superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prohibited mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Forbidden; banned; unallowed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of prohibit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prohibited in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense forbidden:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | prohibido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.