# profound vs profoundly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### profound
*adjective · IPA /pɹəˈfaʊnd/ · frequency rank #7,835*
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

### profoundly
*adverb · IPA /pɹəˈfaʊndli/ · frequency rank #14,816*
With depth, meaningfully.

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