Which to use
“profundamente” and “profusamente” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,105
- “profundamente” frequency rank
- #36,230
- “profusamente” frequency rank
- 40335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profundamente | profusamente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De forma profunda, con profundidad. | Con excesiva abundancia, con profusión. |
Where the eye mixes profundamente and profusamente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. profundamente runs 13 letters (CCVCVCCVCVCCV) against profusamente's 12 (CCVCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses profundamente with profusamente
A purely visual mix-up. profundamente ([pɾoˌfũn̪d̪aˈmẽn̪t̪e]) and profusamente ([pɾoˌfusaˈmẽn̪t̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profundamente is recorded at frequency rank #4,105, classified as anadv, pronounced [pɾoˌfũn̪d̪aˈmẽn̪t̪e]. profusamente is at rank #36,230, tagged as anadv, pronounced [pɾoˌfusaˈmẽn̪t̪e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40335, this pair ranks #159,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of profundamente vs profusamente
Shared letters: aefmnoprtu. Private to "profundamente": d. Private to "profusamente": s.
"profundamente" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVCCV · "profusamente" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- profundamente ← porfundamente · pprofundamente · prfoundamente · proffundamente · profnudamente · profudnamente · profunadmente · profundaemnte
- profusamente ← porfusamente · pprofusamente · prfousamente · proffusamente · profsuamente · profuasmente · profusaemnte · profusamenet
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary Spanish text, does "profundamente" or "profusamente" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "profundamente" and "profusamente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "profundamente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "profusamente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #159,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.