profitable
prof·it·a·ble/ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/adjective
profitable is spelled P-R-O-F-I-T-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (prof·it·a·ble). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, profitable means “Producing a profit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in profitable?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-F-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: prof·it·a·ble |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 profitable?
Profitable appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th 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 profitable?
- UK /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/
- US /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/
- /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.ɾə.bl̩/
Profitable has 4 syllables, split prof·it·a·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-profitable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with profitable?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as profitable from its last stressed vowel (/ɑfɪtəbl/):
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 profitable
- more profitable comparative
- most profitable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does profitable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Producing a profit.
- 2
Beneficial, serviceable, of use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Profitable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense producing profit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | profitable, fructueux, lucratif, rentable |
| German | gewinnbringend, profitabel, lukrativ, einträglich, rentabel |
| Portuguese | lucrativo |
| Spanish | rentable, provechoso |
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 profitable come from?
From Old French profitable, equivalent to profit + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).