prohíben
[pɾoˈiβ̞ẽn]
The verdict
“prohíben” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,558
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prohibir.
Corpus desk
Index ES-prohiben · prohíben · Spanish
prohíben · rank #23,558 · 13 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #23,558
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH problem
Nearest frequency peer: problem (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “prohíben”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- preámbulo
preámbulo
76,446 corpus weight
- problem
problem
76,444 corpus weight
- prohíben
prohíben
76,443 corpus weight
- prometiendo
prometiendo
76,442 corpus weight
- propicia
propicia
76,441 corpus weight
- proponga
proponga
76,440 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “prohíben” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prohíben |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾoˈiβ̞ẽn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #23,558 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “prohíben” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around prohíben (IPA [pɾoˈiβ̞ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,558 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prohibir.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for prohíben, with forms such as "porhíben", "pprohíben", and "prhoíben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "prohibir", "prohibió", "prohibía", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is prohíben, spelled P-R-O-H-Í-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prohibir.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porhíben
- pprohíben
- prhoíben
- prohbíen
- prohhíben
- prohíbben
- prohíbenn
- prohíbne
- prohíebn
- prohíven
- proíhben
- prrohíben
- rpohíben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prohíben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prohíben", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "prohíben". Here's where to go from here.
- "prohíben" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "prohibir". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #23,558 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.