# profane vs profile

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### profane
*adjective · IPA /pɹəˈfeɪn/ · frequency rank #30,548*
Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

### profile
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊfaɪl/ · frequency rank #1,610*
The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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