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“profundas” and “profundo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,343
“profundas” frequency rank
#2,631
“profundo” frequency rank
9974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature profundas profundo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de profundo. Que tiene gran profundidad.

Where the eye mixes profundas and profundo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
profundas
8 ch
profundo

Why the eye confuses profundas with profundo

A purely visual mix-up. profundas ([pɾoˈfũn̪d̪as]) and profundo ([pɾoˈfũn̪d̪o]) 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 9974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

profundas is recorded at frequency rank #7,343, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoˈfũn̪d̪as]. profundo is at rank #2,631, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾoˈfũn̪d̪o].

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 9974, this pair ranks #300,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of profundas vs profundo

Shared letters: dfnopru. Private to "profundas": as. Private to "profundo": -.

"profundas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC  ·  "profundo" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • profundasporfundas · pprofundas · prfoundas · proffundas · profnudas · profudnas · profunads · profundass
  • profundoporfundo · pprofundo · prfoundo · proffundo · profnudo · profudno · profunddo · profunndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "profundas" and "profundo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈfũn̪d̪as] versus [pɾoˈfũn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "profundas" vs "profundo" - which ranks higher?
"profundo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,631 in our Spanish list, against #7,343 for "profundas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "profundas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "profundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #300,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "profundas" and "profundo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profano vs profundo". Nearby pair
  • 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 #300,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list