prohiber
\pʁɔ.i.be\
The verdict
“prohiber” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défendre, interdire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prohiber · prohiber · French
prohiber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prohiber |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.i.be\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prohiber » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prohiber is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɔ.i.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Défendre, interdire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prohiber, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is prohiber, spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Défendre, interdire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prohiber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À la suite de cet accident, la police de la Seine-Maritime a rappelé qu'il est interdit de circuler à deux sur une même trottinette électrique, que leur conduite est prohibée aux personnes de moins de 14 ans, et que le port du casque est fortement conseillé.
On l'avait bien vu voici quelques années à Manise, quand un autre Préfet, déjà soumis à la Fédération des Chasseurs, avait prétendu prohiber le pacage en forêt, aux bestiaux, même partiellement entravés.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.