prohibido

[pɾojˈβ̞ið̞o]

/[pɾojˈβ̞ið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“prohibido” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,353
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que por ley, autoridad o estatuto no está consentido y es ilegítimo. Que no se permite.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prohibido · prohibido · Spanish

prohibido · rank #3,353 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,353
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH profundidad

Nearest frequency peer: profundidad (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “prohibido”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “prohibido” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prohibido vs prohibir
78% similar
prohibido vs prohibió
78% similar
prohibido vs prohibidos
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prohibido
PropertyValue
Headwordprohibido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾojˈβ̞ið̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,353
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “prohibido”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).prohibidocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “profundidad” (#3,352), “putas” (#3,354), “presos” (#3,351). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prohibido” va en #3,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around prohibido (IPA [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,353 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for prohibido, with forms such as "porhibido", "pprohibido", and "prhoibido". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "prohibir", "prohibió", "prohibidos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is prohibido, spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que por ley, autoridad o estatuto no está consentido y es ilegítimo. Que no se permite.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, alimento o bebida que se excluye de la alimentación por orden médica como parte del tratamiento de algunas enfermedades.

Synonyms

proscritovedadovetado

Antonyms

permitido

This word in other languages

forbidden(English)interdit(Français)verboten(Deutsch)proibido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porhibido
  • pprohibido
  • prhoibido
  • prohbiido
  • prohhibido
  • prohibbido
  • prohibdio
  • prohibiddo
  • prohibiod
  • prohiibdo
  • prohivido
  • proihbido
  • prrohibido
  • rpohibido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prohibido - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porhibido2pprohibido1prhoibido2prohbiido2prohhibido1prohibbido1prohibdio2prohibiddo1
Edit distance from "prohibido"

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

How do you spell "prohibido"?
"prohibido" is spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞o].
What does "prohibido" mean?
As an adjective, "prohibido" means: Que por ley, autoridad o estatuto no está consentido y es ilegítimo. Que no se permite.
What words are commonly confused with "prohibido"?
"prohibido" is commonly confused with "prohibir", "prohibió", "prohibidos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prohibido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prohibido" is [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prohibido" come from?
"prohibido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prohibido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

religioso#3,358mencionar#3,338trabajado#3,369invitados#3,333

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

regionales14 variantsoriginales14 variantsdesgracia14 variantsdeportivo14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list