Which to use
“prohibidas” is a participle and “prohibido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,693
- “prohibidas” frequency rank
- #3,353
- “prohibido” frequency rank
- 19046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prohibidas | prohibido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de prohibido. | Que por ley, autoridad o estatuto no está consentido y es ilegítimo. Que no se permite. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set prohibidas and prohibido apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
prohibidas and prohibido form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prohibidas is recorded at frequency rank #15,693, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞as]. prohibido is at rank #3,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾojˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 19046, this pair ranks #265,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering prohibidas vs prohibido
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “prohibidas”; for an adjective, it's “prohibido”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “prohibidas” entry
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