profondément
French, adverb/pʁɔ.fɔ̃.de.mɑ̃/
profondément is spelled P-R-O-F-O-N-D-É-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Profondément is a French adverb meaning “deeply, profoundly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bien avant”.
What does profondément mean in English?
adverb
- 1
deeply, profoundly
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Bien avant. 2. D’une manière profonde. 3. En rendant plus foncée la couleur noire. 4. Au plus haut point.
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.
How do you pronounce profondément?
- /pʁɔ.fɔ̃.de.mɑ̃/
- \pʁɔ.fɔ̃.de.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to profondément
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is profondément in French?
profondément appears 25 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).