proibir

verb

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The verdict

“proibir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,713
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ordenar uma pessoa a não fazer algo, a não ter algo, a não entrar em algum lugar, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-proibir · proibir · Portuguese

proibir · rank #11,713 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,713
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pretexto

Nearest frequency peer: pretexto (-3 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 “proibir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “proibir” 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).

proibir vs proibido
75% similar

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

Key facts for proibir
PropertyValue
Headwordproibir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,713
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “proibir”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pretexto” (#11,710), “prorrogação” (#11,716), “plantação” (#11,708). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “proibir” fica em #11,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around proibir, averb. Corpus frequency is #11,713 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for proibir, with forms such as "poribir", "pproibir", and "priobir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "proibido", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is proibir, spelled P-R-O-I-B-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ordenar uma pessoa a não fazer algo, a não ter algo, a não entrar em algum lugar, etc
  2. 2
    criar uma lei contra algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O proibi de entrar em casa.
  2. O referendo visava proibir o porte de armas de fogo.

Synonyms

prohibir

This word in other languages

prohibit(English)prohibir(Español)défendre(Français)verbieten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • poribir
  • pproibir
  • priobir
  • probiir
  • proibbir
  • proibirr
  • proibri
  • proiibr
  • prroibir
  • rpoibir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

poribir2pproibir1priobir2probiir2proibbir1proibirr1proibri2proiibr2
Edit distance from "proibir"

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 "proibir"?
"proibir" is spelled P-R-O-I-B-I-R.
What does "proibir" mean?
As a verb, "proibir" means: ordenar uma pessoa a não fazer algo, a não ter algo, a não entrar em algum lugar, etc
What words are commonly confused with "proibir"?
"proibir" is commonly confused with "proibido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "proibir" come from?
"proibir" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Raphael#11,719recreio#11,722patamar#11,702orgasmo#11,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

operário10 variantsréplica10 variantsspring10 variantsabsorção10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list