profuse
/pɹəˈfjuːs/adjective
profuse is spelled P-R-O-F-U-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, profuse means “abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in profuse?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-F-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is profuse?
Profuse appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 profuse?
- /pɹəˈfjuːs/
Profuse has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-profuse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of profuse
- more profuse comparative
- most profuse superlative
- profuses present, singular, he/she/it
- profusing participle, present
- profused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does profuse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Profuse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In great quantity or abundance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | übermäßig, enorm, reichlich, üppig, überreich, freigiebig |
| Portuguese | profuso |
| Spanish | profuso |
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 profuse come from?
From Latin profusus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).