# profoundly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /pɹəˈfaʊndli/ · frequency rank #14,816

## Definitions
1. With depth, meaningfully.
2. Very importantly.
3. Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.

## Etymology
From Middle English profoundly, profoundely, equivalent to profound + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`porfoundly`, `pprofoundly`, `prfooundly`, `proffoundly`, `profonudly`, `profoudnly`, `profounddly`, `profoundlly`, `profoundlyy`, `profoundyl`, `profounldy`, `profounndly`, `profuondly`, `proofundly`, `prrofoundly`, `rpofoundly`

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