Which to use
“profondes” and “profondeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,223
- “profondes” frequency rank
- #14,332
- “profondeurs” frequency rank
- 21555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profondes | profondeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de profonde. | Pluriel de profondeur. |
Where the eye mixes profondes and profondeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. profondes runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against profondeurs's 11 (CCVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: profondes vs profondeurs
A purely visual mix-up. profondes (\pʁɔ.fɔ̃d\) and profondeurs (\pʁɔ.fɔ̃.dœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profondes is recorded at frequency rank #7,223, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɔ̃d\. profondeurs is at rank #14,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɔ̃.dœʁ\.
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 21555, this pair ranks #362,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of profondes vs profondeurs
Shared letters: defnoprs. Private to "profondes": -. Private to "profondeurs": u.
"profondes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "profondeurs" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- profondes ← porfondes · pprofondes · prfoondes · proffondes · profnodes · profodnes · profonddes · profondess
- profondeurs ← porfondeurs · pprofondeurs · prfoondeurs · proffondeurs · profnodeurs · profodneurs · profonddeurs · profonderus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "profondes" and "profondeurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "profondes" vs "profondeurs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "profondes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "profondeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profondes" and "profondeurs" 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 #362,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.