how to pronounce профан

/prɐˈfan/

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профан is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of профан in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… полный профан вообще не понимаю что …”

meanings of профан

noun:

Ignoramus (totally ignorant person).
Layman, outsider.

профан frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word профан occurs in russian on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.