# profitable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ · frequency rank #6,824

## Definitions
1. Producing a profit.
2. Beneficial, serviceable, of use.

## Etymology
From Old French profitable, equivalent to profit + -able.

## Easily confused with
- **profitably** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profitable-vs-profitably)

## Common misspellings (16)
`porfitable`, `pprofitable`, `prfoitable`, `proffitable`, `profiatble`, `profitabble`, `profitabel`, `profitablle`, `profitalbe`, `profitbale`, `profitible`, `profittable`, `proftiable`, `proiftable`, `prrofitable`, `rpofitable`

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