profunde

[pʁoˈfʊndə]

/[pʁoˈfʊndə]/ adj

The verdict

“profunde” is uncommon German (frequency #89,432 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,432
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund

Key facts for profunde
PropertyValue
Headwordprofunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁoˈfʊndə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “profunde” 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). profunde 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

profunde is uncommon German at frequency #89,432 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁoˈfʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for profunde, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is profunde, spelled P-R-O-F-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund

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 "profunde"?
"profunde" is spelled P-R-O-F-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈfʊndə].
What does "profunde" mean?
As an adjective, "profunde" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs profund
How do you pronounce "profunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profunde" is [pʁoˈfʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profunde" come from?
"profunde" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “profunde”

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

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