Which to use
“prohibía” and “prohibió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,191
- “prohibía” frequency rank
- #12,683
- “prohibió” frequency rank
- 38874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prohibía | prohibió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 prohibía and prohibió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prohibía and prohibió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: prohibía vs prohibió
A purely visual mix-up. prohibía ([pɾojˈβ̞ia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prohibía is recorded at frequency rank #26,191, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞ia]. 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 38874, this pair ranks #167,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prohibía vs prohibió
Shared letters: bhiopr. Private to "prohibía": aí. Private to "prohibió": ó.
"prohibía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "prohibió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prohibía" for "prohibió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prohibía" vs "prohibió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prohibía" and "prohibió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prohibía" 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 #167,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prohibía" and "prohibió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prohíba vs prohibía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #167,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.