# profanity

> English word · Noun · IPA /prəˈfænɪti/ · frequency rank #26,921

## Definitions
1. The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
2. Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin profānitās. By surface analysis, profane + -ity.

## Common misspellings (14)
`porfanity`, `pprofanity`, `prfoanity`, `proafnity`, `profainty`, `profanitty`, `profanityy`, `profaniyt`, `profannity`, `profantiy`, `proffanity`, `profnaity`, `prrofanity`, `rpofanity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/profanity