ProfilevsProfilsConfusable pair

Which to use

“Profile” and “Profils” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,563
“Profile” frequency rank
#44,860
“Profils” frequency rank
57423
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Profile Profils
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Profil Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Profil

Where the eye mixes Profile and Profils

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Profile
7 ch
Profils

Look-alike desk: Profile vs Profils

A purely visual mix-up. Profile ([pʁoˈfiːlə]) and Profils ([pʁoˈfiːls]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “Profile” becomes s in “Profils”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Profile is recorded at frequency rank #12,563, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈfiːlə]. Profils is at rank #44,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈfiːls].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 57423, this pair ranks #901,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Profile vs Profils

Shared letters: filopr. Private to "Profile": e. Private to "Profils": s.

"Profile" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "Profils" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Profileporfile · pprofile · prfoile · proffile · profiel · profille · proflie · proifle
  • Profilsporfils · pprofils · prfoils · proffils · profills · profilss · profisl · proflis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Profile" and "Profils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pʁoˈfiːlə] versus [pʁoˈfiːls]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Profile" or "Profils"?
"Profile" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,563 in our German list, against #44,860 for "Profils". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Profile" and "Profils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Profile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Profils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #901,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Profile" and "Profils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Profils vs Profite". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #901,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list