Which to use
“prohíbe” and “prohibió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,199
- “prohíbe” frequency rank
- #12,683
- “prohibió” frequency rank
- 22882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prohíbe | prohibió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prohibir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prohibir. |
Where the eye mixes prohíbe and prohibió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prohíbe runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prohibió's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prohíbe vs prohibió
A purely visual mix-up. prohíbe ([pɾoˈiβ̞e]) and prohibió ([pɾojˈβ̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prohíbe is recorded at frequency rank #10,199, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈiβ̞e]. prohibió is at rank #12,683, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞jo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22882, this pair ranks #248,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prohíbe vs prohibió
Shared letters: bhopr. Private to "prohíbe": eí. Private to "prohibió": ió.
"prohíbe" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prohibió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prohíbe" and "prohibió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prohíbe" or "prohibió"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prohíbe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prohibió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prohíbe" and "prohibió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profile vs prohíbe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #248,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.