Profi
German, noun/ˈpʁoːfi/
Profi is spelled P-R-O-F-I (5 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,812th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Profi is a German masculine noun meaning “pro (professional sports player)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der eine Tätigkeit ausführt, in der er sich besonders gut auskennt und/oder für die er ausgebildet ist”.
What does Profi mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinepro (professional sports player)
- 2
informalmasculinepro (expert, one who is very good at something)
- 3
informalmasculinepro (one who does something for payment, rather than as an amateur)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der eine Tätigkeit ausführt, in der er sich besonders gut auskennt und/oder für die er ausgebildet ist 2. jemand, der eine Tätigkeit gegen Bezahlung ausführt 3. jemand, der einen Sport berufsmäßig ausführt; Sportler
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Profi
- Profis genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Profi?
- /ˈpʁoːfi/
- [ˈpʁoːfi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Profi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Profi in German?
Profi appears 21 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).