Profile

[pʁoˈfiːlə]

/[pʁoˈfiːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Profile” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,563. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,563
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Profil

Corpus desk

Index DE-profile · Profile · German

Profile · rank #12,563 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,563
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Preises

Nearest frequency peer: Preises (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Profile“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Profile“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Profile vs Profis
71% similar
Profile vs Profit
71% similar
Profile vs Profite
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Profile
PropertyValue
HeadwordProfile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈfiːlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,563
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Profile“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Profileliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Preises“ (#12,562), „Programmen“ (#12,564), „praktischer“ (#12,561). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Profile“ bei #12,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Profile (IPA [pʁoˈfiːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,563 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Profile, with forms such as "porfile", "pprofile", and "prfoile". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Profis", "Profit", "Profite", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Profile, spelled P-R-O-F-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Profil
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Profil
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Profil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfile
  • pprofile
  • prfoile
  • proffile
  • profiel
  • profille
  • proflie
  • proifle
  • prrofile
  • rpofile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Profile - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porfile2pprofile1prfoile2proffile1profiel2profille1proflie2proifle2
Edit distance from "Profile"

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 "Profile"?
"Profile" is spelled P-R-O-F-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈfiːlə].
What does "Profile" mean?
As a noun, "Profile" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Profil
What words are commonly confused with "Profile"?
"Profile" is commonly confused with "Profis", "Profit", "Profite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Profile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Profile" is [pʁoˈfiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Profile" come from?
"Profile" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Profile", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Preises#12,562Rebecca#12,568Roberto#12,576Rüstung#12,578

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

steuert10 variantslaufend10 variantsstützt10 variantsgeweint10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list