de profil
\də pʁo.fil\
The verdict
“de profil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit de la façon dont objet est vu ou représenté depuis un côté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-profil · de profil · French
de profil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de profil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də pʁo.fil\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
de profil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də pʁo.fil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for de profil, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is de profil, spelled D-E- -P-R-O-F-I-L.
Definition
- 1Se dit de la façon dont objet est vu ou représenté depuis un côté.
- 2Se dit d’un meuble qui est représenté sur le côté contrairement à sa position d’ordinaire qui est de face.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de profil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne l’ai vu que de profil.
Cette peinture représente des animaux de profil.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.