profano
Portuguese, noun/pɾoˈfɐ̃.nu/
profano is spelled P-R-O-F-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Profano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who is profane (desecrating a holy place or thing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of profanar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo ou coisa profana”.
What does profano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
profane; unholy (desecrating a holy place or thing)
- 2
profane; secular (not relating to religion)
noun
- 1
masculineone who is profane (desecrating a holy place or thing)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of profanar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. caracterizado por irreverência em relação a Deus e às coisas sagradas 2. contrário ao respeito devido à religião; herético 3. não devotado ao que é sagrado ou religioso; irreligioso; mundano 4. que não é sagrado
noun: 1. indivíduo ou coisa profana
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of profano
- profana feminine
- profanos masculine plural
- profanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce profano?
- Brazil /pɾoˈfɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /pɾuˈfɐ.nu/
- Portugal /pɾuˈfa.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to profano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is profano in Portuguese?
profano appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).