prohibir

[pɾojˈβ̞iɾ]

/[pɾojˈβ̞iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“prohibir” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,104
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Negar el permiso o la posibilidad para la ejecución de una acción (o modo de obrar) o para el uso, consumo o presencia de algo en determinadas circunstancias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prohibir · prohibir · Spanish

prohibir · rank #6,104 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,104
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH productivo

Nearest frequency peer: productivo (-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 “prohibir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prohibir” 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).

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

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

Key facts for prohibir
PropertyValue
Headwordprohibir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾojˈβ̞iɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,104
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “prohibir”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).prohibircae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “productivo” (#6,103), “práctico” (#6,105), “privilegio” (#6,102). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prohibir” va en #6,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around prohibir (IPA [pɾojˈβ̞iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,104 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for prohibir, with forms such as "porhibir", "pprohibir", and "prhoibir". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "prohíbe", "prohíba", "prohibió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prohibir, spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Negar el permiso o la posibilidad para la ejecución de una acción (o modo de obrar) o para el uso, consumo o presencia de algo en determinadas circunstancias.
  2. 2
    Negar el consumo de algún alimento como parte de un tratamiento médico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how prohibir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Como la niña es celíaca el médico le prohibió el gluten para siempre

Synonyms

impedirinterdecirdesautorizarvedarvetar

Antonyms

autorizarpermitirtolerar

This word in other languages

prohibit(English)prohiber(Français)verbieten(Deutsch)proibir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porhibir
  • pprohibir
  • prhoibir
  • prohbiir
  • prohhibir
  • prohibbir
  • prohibirr
  • prohibri
  • prohiibr
  • prohivir
  • proihbir
  • prrohibir
  • rpohibir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prohibir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porhibir2pprohibir1prhoibir2prohbiir2prohhibir1prohibbir1prohibirr1prohibri2
Edit distance from "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 "prohibir"?
"prohibir" is spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾojˈβ̞iɾ].
What does "prohibir" mean?
As a verb, "prohibir" means: Negar el permiso o la posibilidad para la ejecución de una acción (o modo de obrar) o para el uso, consumo o presencia de algo en determinadas circunstancias.
What words are commonly confused with "prohibir"?
"prohibir" is commonly confused with "prohíbe", "prohíba", "prohibió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prohibir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prohibir" is [pɾojˈβ̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prohibir" come from?
"prohibir" 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 "prohibir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

práctico#6,105recurrir#6,108pidieron#6,098retirado#6,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

prestigio13 variantspermitirá13 variantssupuestos13 variantsmanifestó13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list