profession de foi
\pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃ də fwa\
The verdict
“profession de foi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de professer sa foi religieuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-profession-de-foi · profession de foi · French
profession de foi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | profession de foi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃ də fwa\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « profession de foi » en français
Rare enough to double-check
profession de foi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃ də fwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for profession de foi, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is profession de foi, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N- -D-E- -F-O-I.
Definition
- 1Action de professer sa foi religieuse.
- 2Formule qui contient les principes de religion auxquels on déclare publiquement adhérer.
- 3Texte politique qui présente les idéaux d’un candidat, les actions qu’il compte mener.
- 4Discours, écrits où l’on expose clairement ses opinions, convictions et principes les plus intimes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how profession de foi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On y célèbre pourtant des offices les 22 de chaque mois, et en septembre une messe avec la participation des jeunes ayant fait leur profession de foi suivie de baptême y sera donnée.
Mais Yasmina ne savait point que l’on peut dire de telles choses sans y croire, et elle pensait que l’énonciation seule de la profession de foi musulmane par son roumi en ferait un croyant…
Synonyms
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.