perfil
Catalan
Etymology
Deverbal from perfilar.
Pronunciation
Noun
perfil m (plural perfils)
Further reading
- “perfil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “perfil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “perfil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “perfil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
perfil m (plural perfís)
perfil m (plural perfis, reintegrationist norm)
Further reading
- “perfil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “perfil”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish perfil (“profile”), from Provençal perfil.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁˈfiw/ [pehˈfiʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾˈfiw/ [peɾˈfiʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁˈfiw/ [peχˈfiʊ̯]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /peɻˈfiw/ [peɻˈfiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾˈfil/ [pɨɾˈfiɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾˈfi.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
- Hyphenation: per‧fil
Noun
perfil m (plural perfis)
- profile (the shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side)
- (law enforcement) profile (summary or collection of information, especially about a person)
- (Internet) profile (specific space or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems)
- Synonym: página
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “perfil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “perfil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “perfil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Provençal and Old Occitan perfil, from the verb perfilar, from Italian profilare (“to edge, outline”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾˈfil/ [peɾˈfil]
Audio (Argentina): (file) - Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: per‧fil
Noun
perfil m (plural perfiles)
- profile
- side view; side-on view
- (Internet) profile; profile page
- (employment) profile
- (metallurgy) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.
Hyponyms
- perfil falso (“catfish”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “perfil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025