Which to use
“prohibición” is a noun and “prohibieron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,551
- “prohibición” frequency rank
- #22,826
- “prohibieron” frequency rank
- 28377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prohibición | prohibieron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de prohibir (no permitir, por ley o autoridad, la ejecución, el uso o la presencia de algo). | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prohibir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set prohibición and prohibieron apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prohibición is [pɾojβ̞iˈsjõn] while prohibieron is [pɾojˈβ̞jeɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prohibición is recorded at frequency rank #5,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾojβ̞iˈsjõn]. prohibieron is at rank #22,826, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞jeɾõn].
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 28377, this pair ranks #222,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prohibición vs prohibieron
Shared letters: bhinopr. Private to "prohibición": có. Private to "prohibieron": e.
"prohibición" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC · "prohibieron" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prohibieron ← porhibieron · pprohibieron · prhoibieron · prohbiieron · prohhibieron · prohibbieron · prohibeiron · prohibieorn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prohibición" and "prohibieron" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering prohibición vs prohibieron
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “prohibición”; for a verb, it's “prohibieron”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “prohibición” entry
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