# prohibition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ · frequency rank #10,111

## Definitions
1. An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
2. A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
3. A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`porhibition`, `pprohibition`, `prhoibition`, `prohbiition`, `prohhibition`, `prohibbition`, `prohibiiton`, `prohibision`, `prohibitino`, `prohibitionn`, `prohibitoin`, `prohibittion`, `prohibtiion`, `prohiibtion`, `proihbition`, `prrohibition`, `rpohibition`

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