profanen

[pʁoˈfaːnən]

/[pʁoˈfaːnən]/ adj

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The verdict

“profanen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,753 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,753
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan

Key facts for profanen
PropertyValue
Headwordprofanen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁoˈfaːnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,753
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “profanen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). profanen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

profanen is uncommon German at frequency #62,753 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁoˈfaːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for profanen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is profanen, spelled P-R-O-F-A-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "profanen"?
"profanen" is spelled P-R-O-F-A-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈfaːnən].
What does "profanen" mean?
As an adjective, "profanen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profan
How do you pronounce "profanen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profanen" is [pʁoˈfaːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profanen" come from?
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Using “profanen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-F-A-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁoˈfaːnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list