Which to use
“profond” is an adjective and “profondes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,355
- “profond” frequency rank
- #7,223
- “profondes” frequency rank
- 10578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profond | profondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une cavité considérable ; dont le fond est éloigné de la surface, de l’ouverture, du bord, etc. | Pluriel de profonde. |
Where the eye mixes profond and profondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. profond runs 7 letters (CCVCVCC) against profondes's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: profond vs profondes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: profond is \pʁɔ.fɔ̃\ while profondes is \pʁɔ.fɔ̃d\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “profond” sits inside “profondes”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profond is recorded at frequency rank #3,355, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɔ̃\. profondes is at rank #7,223, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɔ̃d\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10578, this pair ranks #412,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of profond vs profondes
Shared letters: dfnopr. Private to "profond": -. Private to "profondes": es.
"profond" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "profondes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "profond" and "profondes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "profond" vs "profondes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "profond" and "profondes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "profond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "profondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profond" and "profondes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profondes vs prolongés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #412,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.