profites

\pʁɔ.fit\

/\pʁɔ.fit\/ verb

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The verdict

“profites” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,026
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de profiter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-profites · profites · French

profites · rank #18,026 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,026
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH poétiques

Nearest frequency peer: poétiques (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « profites »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « profites » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

profites vs proies
75% similar
profites vs profits
88% similar
profites vs profitez
88% similar

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

Key facts for profites
PropertyValue
Headwordprofites
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɔ.fit\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,026
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « profites »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).profitesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « poétiques » (#18,025), « prononcées » (#18,027), « poutres » (#18,024). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « profites » est au #18,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around profites (IPA \pʁɔ.fit\), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,026 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for profites, with forms such as "porfites", "pprofites", and "prfoites". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "proies", "profits", "profitez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is profites, spelled P-R-O-F-I-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de profiter.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de profiter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfites
  • pprofites
  • prfoites
  • proffites
  • profiets
  • profitess
  • profitse
  • profittes
  • profties
  • proiftes
  • prrofites
  • rpofites

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of profites - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porfites2pprofites1prfoites2proffites1profiets2profitess1profitse2profittes1
Edit distance from "profites"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "profites"?
"profites" is spelled P-R-O-F-I-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.fit\.
What does "profites" mean?
As a verb, "profites" means: Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de profiter.
What words are commonly confused with "profites"?
"profites" is commonly confused with "proies", "profits", "profitez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "profites"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profites" is \pʁɔ.fit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profites" come from?
"profites" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Peterson#18,019recrutés#18,036renvoyée#18,043reprenne#18,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

rapportée12 variantsmontrera12 variantsréveillez12 variantsréveillon12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list