prohibitivo
[pɾojβ̞iˈt̪iβ̞o]
The verdict
“prohibitivo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,567 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,567
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la prohibición o al acto de prohibir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prohibitivo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾojβ̞iˈt̪iβ̞o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #62,567 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prohibitivo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prohibitivo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,567 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾojβ̞iˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
prohibitivo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 prohibitivo, spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la prohibición o al acto de prohibir.
- 2Se dice de algo que prohíbe, restringe o impide la ejecución de una acción o el uso, consumo o presencia de algo en determinadas circunstancias.
- 3Que tiene un precio extremadamente alto.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “prohibitivo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾojβ̞iˈt̪iβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.