profonds

\pʁɔ.fɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ.fɔ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“profonds” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,223
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de profond.

Corpus desk

Index FR-profonds · profonds · French

profonds · rank #12,223 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,223
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prenaient

Nearest frequency peer: prenaient (-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 « profonds »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « profonds » 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).

profonds vs protons
75% similar
profonds vs profond
88% similar
profonds vs profonde
88% similar

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

Key facts for profonds
PropertyValue
Headwordprofonds
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁɔ.fɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,223
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « profonds »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « prenaient » (#12,222), « promettre » (#12,224), « pratiquée » (#12,221). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « profonds » est au #12,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around profonds (IPA \pʁɔ.fɔ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,223 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de profond.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for profonds, with forms such as "porfonds", "pprofonds", and "prfoonds". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "protons", "profond", "profonde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is profonds, spelled P-R-O-F-O-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de profond.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how profonds appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C’était en fait des sortes de fauteuils larges et profonds, recouverts de tissu à motifs floraux façon tapisserie, avec des accoudoirs rembourrés et des appuis-tête à oreillettes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfonds
  • pprofonds
  • prfoonds
  • proffonds
  • profnods
  • profodns
  • profondds
  • profondss
  • profonnds
  • profonsd
  • proofnds
  • prrofonds
  • rpofonds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of profonds - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porfonds2pprofonds1prfoonds2proffonds1profnods2profodns2profondds1profondss1
Edit distance from "profonds"

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 "profonds"?
"profonds" is spelled P-R-O-F-O-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.fɔ̃\.
What does "profonds" mean?
As an adjective, "profonds" means: Masculin pluriel de profond.
What words are commonly confused with "profonds"?
"profonds" is commonly confused with "protons", "profond", "profonde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "profonds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profonds" is \pʁɔ.fɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profonds" come from?
"profonds" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prévenus#12,230prévient#12,231parasite#12,211oublient#12,209

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

prenaient13 variantspratiquée13 variantsoptimiser13 variantsmédiévale13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list