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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Profile" and "Profils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Profile" or "Profils"?
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.