# profound vs pronoun

> 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.

### pronoun
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/ · frequency rank #23,370*
A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

## Source
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