profile
/ˈpɹoʊ.faɪl/noun, verb
profile is spelled P-R-O-F-I-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 66 times per million words in written English, the 1,602nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, profile means “The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of profile is profiles.
How many letters and syllables are in profile?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-F-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 66 times per million words; the 1,602nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is profile?
Profile appears 66 times per million words in written English, the 1,602nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce profile?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊ.faɪl/
- US /ˈpɹoʊ.faɪl/
- Australia /ˈpɹəʉfɑel/
Profile has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-profile.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-profile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with profile?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as profile (/oʊfaɪl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: prolife.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of profile
- profiles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- profiling participle, present
- profiled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does profile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
His fingers traced the profile of the handle.
- 2
The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.
- 3
A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.
- 4
A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
- 5
Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.
- 6
The amount by which something protrudes.
Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.
- 7
A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- 8
Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
What's the thermal profile on that thing?
verb
- 1
To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
- 2
To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
- 3
To draw in profile or outline.
- 4
To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
- 5
To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Profile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contour , profil |
| Spanish | perfil , reseña , perfilar |
| German | Profil , Benutzerprofil |
| Portuguese | perfil |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does profile come from?
From French profil, from Italian profilo (“a border”), later also proffilo (“a side-face, profile”), from Latin pro (“before”) + filo (“a line, stroke, thread”), from filum (“a thread”); see file. Doublet of purfle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).