profond
French, adjective/pʁɔ.fɔ̃/
profond is spelled P-R-O-F-O-N-D (7 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,324th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Profond is a French adjective meaning “deep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a une cavité considérable ; dont le fond est éloigné de la surface, de l’ouverture, du bord, etc”.
What does profond mean in English?
adjective
- 1
deep
le lac est profond de 100 mètres
- 2
profound
- 3
derogatoryrural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true
la Wallonie profonde, la France profonde, l'Afrique profonde
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une cavité considérable ; dont le fond est éloigné de la surface, de l’ouverture, du bord, etc. 2. Qui plonge très loin dans la terre. 3. Qualifie les muscles situés plus loin sous la peau que les autres. 4. Qualifie une blessure, une plaie qui pénètre fort avant dans les chairs.
noun: 1. Profondeur.
adverb: 1. Profondément.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of profond
- profonde feminine
- profonds masculine plural
- profondes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce profond?
- /pʁɔ.fɔ̃/
- \pʁɔ.fɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to profond
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is profond in French?
profond appears 23 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).