Which to use
“prohibida” and “prohibidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,181
- “prohibida” frequency rank
- #13,769
- “prohibidos” frequency rank
- 22950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prohibida | prohibidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de prohibido. | Forma del plural de prohibido. |
Where the eye mixes prohibida and prohibidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prohibida runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against prohibidos's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prohibida and prohibidos
A purely visual mix-up. prohibida ([pɾojˈβ̞ið̞a]) and prohibidos ([pɾojˈβ̞ið̞os]) 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 22950, 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]. prohibidos is at rank #13,769, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞os].
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 22950, this pair ranks #248,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prohibida vs prohibidos
Shared letters: bdhiopr. Private to "prohibida": a. Private to "prohibidos": s.
"prohibida" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "prohibidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prohibida ← porhibida · pprohibida · prhoibida · prohbiida · prohhibida · prohibbida · prohibdia · prohibiad
- prohibidos ← porhibidos · pprohibidos · prhoibidos · prohbiidos · prohhibidos · prohibbidos · prohibdios · prohibiddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prohibida" and "prohibidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prohibida" or "prohibidos"?
What to do next
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 "prohibidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prohibida" and "prohibidos" 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 #248,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.