Profils

[pʁoˈfiːls]

/[pʁoˈfiːls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Profils” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,860
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-profils · Profils · German

Profils · rank #44,860 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,860
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH processing

Nearest frequency peer: processing (-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 „Profils“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Profils“ 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).

Profils vs Profis
86% similar
Profils vs Profit
71% similar
Profils vs Promis
71% similar

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

Key facts for Profils
PropertyValue
HeadwordProfils
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈfiːls]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,860
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Profils“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Profilsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „processing“ (#44,859), „propagierte“ (#44,861), „Privatdetektiv“ (#44,858). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Profils“ bei #44,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Profils (IPA [pʁoˈfiːls]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,860 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Profil".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Profils, with forms such as "porfils", "pprofils", and "prfoils". 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", "Promis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Profils, spelled P-R-O-F-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Profil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfils
  • pprofils
  • prfoils
  • proffils
  • profills
  • profilss
  • profisl
  • proflis
  • proifls
  • prrofils
  • rpofils

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Profils - 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.

porfils2pprofils1prfoils2proffils1profills1profilss1profisl2proflis2
Edit distance from "Profils"

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

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Raubtier11 variantspleasure11 variantsSilizium11 variantssimpler11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list