verb · #493
to forbid
Example: Está prohibido aparcar.
Parking is forbidden.
Spanish → English
prohibir
prohibir is Spanish for to forbid.
What prohibir means
How common is it?
prohibir is ranked #493 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to prohibir — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- acabar — to finish, to end up
- tratar — to try; to treat
- permitir — to allow
- deber de — must (supposition)
- tener que — to have to
- ir a — to be going to
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22