# profiler

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,845

## Definitions
1. A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.
2. A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.
3. A device that analyzes something and builds up a profile.
4. A software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks.

## Etymology
From profile + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **provider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profiler-vs-provider)
- **profile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profile-vs-profiler)

## Common misspellings (12)
`porfiler`, `pprofiler`, `prfoiler`, `proffiler`, `profielr`, `profilerr`, `profiller`, `profilre`, `proflier`, `proifler`, `prrofiler`, `rpofiler`

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