profano

[pɾoˈfano]

/[pɾoˈfano]/ adj

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The verdict

“profano” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,938
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no pertenece o no tiene relación con la religión o lo sagrado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-profano · profano · Spanish

profano · rank #39,938 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,938
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH products

Nearest frequency peer: products (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “profano”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “profano” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

profano vs prófugo
57% similar
profano vs provino
71% similar
profano vs propano
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for profano
PropertyValue
Headwordprofano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoˈfano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,938
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “profano”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).profanocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “products” (#39,937), “prometes” (#39,939), “primaveras” (#39,936). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “profano” va en #39,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around profano (IPA [pɾoˈfano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,938 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for profano, with forms such as "porfano", "pprofano", and "prfoano". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "prófugo", "provino", "propano", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is profano, spelled P-R-O-F-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no pertenece o no tiene relación con la religión o lo sagrado.
  2. 2
    Que es ignorante en la materia o tema que se trata.
  3. 3
    Que profana o no respeta lo sagrado.
  4. 4
    Que no mantiene el recato y las buenas costumbres, que se entrega al desenfreno y los excesos.
  5. 5
    Que no guarda el recato, compostura y modestia en la vestimenta o actitud.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El monje que osare vivir en la orden como profano, y que todavía tiene resabio o cosas del mundo: téngase el tal por dicho, que si no se quiere ir a la mano, le verán al fin apostatar del monasterio.
  2. Aquella mujer era la altiva Constanza de Monforte, viuda de Altamira. En aquel luto, en aquel porte profano y orgulloso había menos devoción que coquetería: era un ascetismo hipócrita mentido a Dios y al mundo, y a cuyo recurso no en vano apelara la astuta dama, para captarse más y más el amor del rey, ….

Synonyms

laicolegosecularlegoprofanadorlibertinoimpúdicoinmodesto

Antonyms

sagrado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfano
  • pprofano
  • prfoano
  • proafno
  • profanno
  • profaon
  • proffano
  • profnao
  • prrofano
  • rpofano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of profano - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porfano2pprofano1prfoano2proafno2profanno1profaon2proffano1profnao2
Edit distance from "profano"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "profano"?
"profano" is spelled P-R-O-F-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈfano].
What does "profano" mean?
As an adjective, "profano" means: Que no pertenece o no tiene relación con la religión o lo sagrado.
What words are commonly confused with "profano"?
"profano" is commonly confused with "prófugo", "provino", "propano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "profano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profano" is [pɾoˈfano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profano" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

provida#39,944rastrea#39,952pliegos#39,923recalca#39,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

remando10 variantspepinos10 variantspedante10 variantsparador10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list