profess vs confess

profess and confess both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
profess	No	No	Yes	No
confess	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, profess and confess are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of profess include concede.

profess (verb)	confess (verb)
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
take vows, as in religious order	admit (to a wrongdoing)
admit (to a wrongdoing)	confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
state insincerely
receive into a religious order or congregation
state freely