profuse

/pɹəˈfjuːs/

//pɹəˈfjuːs// adj

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"profuse" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“profuse” is uncommon English (frequency #67,750 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,750
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-profuse · profuse · English

profuse · rank #67,750 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,750
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pressurization

Nearest frequency peer: pressurization (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “profuse”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “profuse” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for profuse
PropertyValue
Headwordprofuse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɹəˈfjuːs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,750
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “profuse” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).profusefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “pressurization” (#67,749), “promulgate” (#67,751), “prosody” (#67,752). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “profuse” is #67,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

profuse is uncommon English at frequency #67,750 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɹəˈfjuːs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for profuse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin profusus. The correct English form is profuse, spelled P-R-O-F-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how profuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
  2. profuse hospitality; profuse apologies; profuse expenditure

Etymology

From Latin profusus.

This word in other languages

profuso(Español)übermäßig(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "profuse"?
"profuse" is spelled P-R-O-F-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹəˈfjuːs/.
What does "profuse" mean?
As an adjective, "profuse" means: abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
How do you pronounce "profuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profuse" is /pɹəˈfjuːs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "profuse"?
From Latin profusus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "profuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prosody#67,752prudish#67,754pitstop#67,736perigee#67,724

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list