prohibimos

[pɾojˈβ̞imos]

/[pɾojˈβ̞imos]/ verb

The verdict

“prohibimos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,980 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,980
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de prohibir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prohibimos · prohibimos · Spanish

prohibimos · rank #73,980 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,980
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH proclamo

Nearest frequency peer: proclamo (-2 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 “prohibimos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

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What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “prohibimos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prohibimos
PropertyValue
Headwordprohibimos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾojˈβ̞imos]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,980
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prohibimos” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).prohibimoscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “proclamo” (#73,978), “prometan” (#73,982), “priora” (#73,976). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prohibimos” va en #73,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prohibimos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,980 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾojˈβ̞imos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for prohibimos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is prohibimos, spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de prohibir.
  2. 2
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prohibimos"?
"prohibimos" is spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾojˈβ̞imos].
What does "prohibimos" mean?
As a verb, "prohibimos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de prohibir.
How do you pronounce "prohibimos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prohibimos" is [pɾojˈβ̞imos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prohibimos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list