Which to use
“prohibida” and “prohibidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,181
- “prohibida” frequency rank
- #15,693
- “prohibidas” frequency rank
- 24874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prohibida | prohibidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de prohibido. | Forma del femenino plural de prohibido. |
Where the eye mixes prohibida and prohibidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prohibida runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against prohibidas's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prohibida vs prohibidas
A purely visual mix-up. prohibida ([pɾojˈβ̞ið̞a]) and prohibidas ([pɾojˈβ̞ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “prohibida” sits inside “prohibidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prohibida is recorded at frequency rank #9,181, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞a]. prohibidas is at rank #15,693, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞as].
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 24874, this pair ranks #239,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prohibida vs prohibidas
Shared letters: abdhiopr. Private to "prohibida": -. Private to "prohibidas": s.
"prohibida" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "prohibidas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prohibida ← porhibida · pprohibida · prhoibida · prohbiida · prohhibida · prohibbida · prohibdia · prohibiad
- prohibidas ← porhibidas · pprohibidas · prhoibidas · prohbiidas · prohhibidas · prohibbidas · prohibdias · prohibiads
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prohibida" and "prohibidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prohibida" or "prohibidas"?
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 "prohibida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prohibidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prohibida" and "prohibidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prohíba vs prohibida". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #239,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.