prohibition
French, noun/pʁɔ.i.bi.sjɔ̃/
prohibition is spelled P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prohibition is a French feminine noun meaning “prohibition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de prohiber, défense, interdiction”.
What does prohibition mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprohibition
- 2
feminineprohibition of alcohol
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de prohiber, défense, interdiction. 2. Interdiction de la vente de boissons alcoolisées.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prohibition
- prohibitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prohibition?
- /pʁɔ.i.bi.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁɔ.i.bi.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prohibition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prohibition in French?
prohibition appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).