proibido

/pɾu.i.ˈbi.du/

//pɾu.i.ˈbi.du// adj

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The verdict

“proibido” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,425
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não permitido; ilegal

Corpus desk

Index PT-proibido · proibido · Portuguese

proibido · rank #4,425 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,425
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prevenção

Nearest frequency peer: prevenção (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “proibido”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “proibido” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

proibido vs proibir
75% similar
proibido vs provido
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for proibido
PropertyValue
Headwordproibido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾu.i.ˈbi.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,425
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “proibido”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).proibidocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “prevenção” (#4,424), “reputação” (#4,426), “restante” (#4,427). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “proibido” fica em #4,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around proibido (IPA /pɾu.i.ˈbi.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,425 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "não permitido; ilegal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for proibido, with forms such as "poribido", "pproibido", and "priobido". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "proibir", "provido", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is proibido, spelled P-R-O-I-B-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    não permitido; ilegal

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how proibido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. É proibido fumar cachimbo, charuto, cigarro de palha.

This word in other languages

prohibited(English)vedado(Español)interdit(Français)verboten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • poribido
  • pproibido
  • priobido
  • probiido
  • proibbido
  • proibdio
  • proibiddo
  • proibiod
  • proiibdo
  • prroibido
  • rpoibido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proibido - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

poribido2pproibido1priobido2probiido2proibbido1proibdio2proibiddo1proibiod2
Edit distance from "proibido"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proibido"?
"proibido" is spelled P-R-O-I-B-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.i.ˈbi.du/.
What does "proibido" mean?
As an adjective, "proibido" means: não permitido; ilegal
What words are commonly confused with "proibido"?
"proibido" is commonly confused with "proibir", "provido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proibido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proibido" is /pɾu.i.ˈbi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proibido" come from?
"proibido" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "proibido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

restante#4,427percurso#4,418tivessem#4,434tragédia#4,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

reputação11 variantscolonial11 variantsvingança11 variantsseparação11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list