Profiler

[pʁɔˈfaɪ̯lɐ]

/[pʁɔˈfaɪ̯lɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Profiler” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,973 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,973
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erfahrene/ausgebildete Person, die versucht, sich aus zunächst wenig aufschlussreich wirkenden Beobachtungen eine Vorstellung von der Persönlichkeit eines Täters zu machen, die also ein Profiling d...

Key facts for Profiler
PropertyValue
HeadwordProfiler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɔˈfaɪ̯lɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,973
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Profiler” 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). Profiler lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Profiler is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁɔˈfaɪ̯lɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,973 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "erfahrene/ausgebildete Person, die versucht, sich aus zunächst wenig aufschlussreich wirkenden Beobachtungen eine Vorstellung von der Persönlichkeit eines Täters zu machen, die also ein Profiling d...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Profiler, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Profiler, spelled P-R-O-F-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    erfahrene/ausgebildete Person, die versucht, sich aus zunächst wenig aufschlussreich wirkenden Beobachtungen eine Vorstellung von der Persönlichkeit eines Täters zu machen, die also ein Profiling durchführt

Synonyms

FallanalytikerTatortanalytiker

This word in other languages

profiler(English)

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 "Profiler"?
"Profiler" is spelled P-R-O-F-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɔˈfaɪ̯lɐ].
What does "Profiler" mean?
As a noun, "Profiler" means: erfahrene/ausgebildete Person, die versucht, sich aus zunächst wenig aufschlussreich wirkenden Beobachtungen eine Vorstellung von der Persönlichkeit eines Täters zu machen, die also ein Profiling d...
How do you pronounce "Profiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Profiler" is [pʁɔˈfaɪ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Profiler" come from?
"Profiler" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Profiler”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-F-I-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁɔˈfaɪ̯lɐ] (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
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