prohibió

[pɾojˈβ̞jo]

/[pɾojˈβ̞jo]/ verb

The verdict

“prohibió” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,683
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prohibir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prohibio · prohibió · Spanish

prohibió · rank #12,683 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,683
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH programar

Nearest frequency peer: programar (-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 “prohibió”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “prohibió” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

prohibió vs prohibir
88% similar
prohibió vs propicio
63% similar
prohibió vs prohíbe
63% similar

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

Key facts for prohibió
PropertyValue
Headwordprohibió
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾojˈβ̞jo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,683
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “prohibió” en la frecuencia del español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “programar” (#12,682), “propagación” (#12,684), “prototipo” (#12,685). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around prohibió (IPA [pɾojˈβ̞jo]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,683 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prohibir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for prohibió, with forms such as "porhibió", "pprohibió", and "prhoibió". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "prohibir", "propicio", "prohíbe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is prohibió, spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prohibir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porhibió
  • pprohibió
  • prhoibió
  • prohbiió
  • prohhibió
  • prohibbió
  • prohibói
  • prohiibó
  • prohivió
  • proihbió
  • prrohibió
  • rpohibió

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prohibió - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porhibió2pprohibió1prhoibió2prohbiió2prohhibió1prohibbió1prohibói2prohiibó2
Edit distance from "prohibió"

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 "prohibió"?
"prohibió" is spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾojˈβ̞jo].
What does "prohibió" mean?
As a verb, "prohibió" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prohibir.
What words are commonly confused with "prohibió"?
"prohibió" is commonly confused with "prohibir", "propicio", "prohíbe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prohibió"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prohibió" is [pɾojˈβ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prohibió" come from?
"prohibió" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prohibió", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "prohibió". Here's where to go from here.

  • "prohibió" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "prohibir". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,683 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list