prohíban
[pɾoˈiβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“prohíban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,789 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,789
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de prohibir.
Corpus desk
Index ES-prohiban · prohíban · Spanish
prohíban · rank #53,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,789
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH propietarias
Nearest frequency peer: propietarias (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “prohíban”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- PRIAN
PRIAN
46,217 corpus weight
- priorizando
priorizando
46,216 corpus weight
- probador
probador
46,215 corpus weight
- prohíban
prohíban
46,212 corpus weight
- propietarias
propietarias
46,211 corpus weight
- protestaba
protestaba
46,208 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “prohíban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prohíban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾoˈiβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “prohíban” en español
Rare enough to double-check
prohíban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,789 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾoˈiβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for prohíban in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is prohíban, spelled P-R-O-H-Í-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de prohibir.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de prohibir.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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