Wall panel (1,2,3,3') for drywall made of a wood-based material, - with a front side extending parallel to a longitudinal centre plane of the plate (1, 2, 3, 3'), a rear side parallel thereto and four narrow sides (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) connecting the front side to the rear side, - wherein a profile (7, 7') is formed on a first narrow side and on a second narrow side extending parallel thereto, - wherein the profile is formed on the first narrow side by a multiple step fold, - wherein the step fold has, on the first narrow side, in each case at least three step surfaces (9a, 9b, 9c) which are at least predominantly perpendicular to the longitudinal centre plane, - wherein the outermost first step surface is connected to the nearest second step surface by a first connecting surface and the innermost third step surface is connected to the second step surface by a second connecting surface, - wherein at least one connecting surface runs at least predominantly at an angle to the longitudinal centre plane and at least one connecting surface runs at least predominantly parallel to the longitudinal centre plane, characterized in - that the first connecting surface of the first narrow side is formed as a surface, - that the second connecting surface of the first narrow side is formed as a surface, and - that the distance between the outermost step surface and the closest step surface is greater than the distance between the innermost step surface and the step surface closest to the outermost step surface. - in that the profile is formed on the second narrow side by a multiple step fold, - that the step fold on the second narrow side has in each case at least three step surfaces (9a, 9b, 9c) at least predominantly perpendicular to the longitudinal centre plane, - that the outermost first step surface is connected to the nearest second step surface by a first connecting surface and the innermost third step surface is connected to the second step surface by a second connecting surface, - that at least the first connecting surface extends at least predominantly at an angle to the longitudinal central plane and at least the second connecting surface extends at least predominantly parallel to the longitudinal central plane, - that the first connecting surface of the second narrow side is formed as a surface, and - that the second connecting surface of the second narrow side is formed as a surface, and - that the distance between the outermost step surface and the closest step surface is greater than the distance between the innermost step surface and the step surface closest to the outermost step surface. - with a front side extending parallel to a longitudinal centre plane of the plate (1, 2, 3, 3'), a rear side parallel thereto and four narrow sides (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) connecting the front side to the rear side, - wherein a profile (7, 7') is formed on a first narrow side and on a second narrow side extending parallel thereto, - wherein the profile is formed on the first narrow side by a multiple step fold, - wherein the step fold has, on the first narrow side, in each case at least three step surfaces (9a, 9b, 9c) which are at least predominantly perpendicular to the longitudinal centre plane, - wherein the outermost first step surface is connected to the nearest second step surface by a first connecting surface and the innermost third step surface is connected to the second step surface by a second connecting surface, - wherein at least one connecting surface runs at least predominantly at an angle to the longitudinal centre plane and at least one connecting surface runs at least predominantly parallel to the longitudinal centre plane, characterized in - that the first connecting surface of the first narrow side is formed as a surface, - that the second connecting surface of the first narrow side is formed as a surface, and - that the distance between the outermost step surface and the closest step surface is greater than the distance between the innermost step surface and the step surface closest to the outermost step surface. - in that the profile is formed on the second narrow side by a multiple step fold, - that the step fold on the second narrow side has in each case at least three step surfaces (9a, 9b, 9c) at least predominantly perpendicular to the longitudinal centre plane, - that the outermost first step surface is connected to the nearest second step surface by a first connecting surface and the innermost third step surface is connected to the second step surface by a second connecting surface, - that at least the first connecting surface extends at least predominantly at an angle to the longitudinal central plane and at least the second connecting surface extends at least predominantly parallel to the longitudinal central plane, - that the first connecting surface of the second narrow side is formed as a surface, and - that the second connecting surface of the second narrow side is formed as a surface, and - that the distance between the outermost step surface and the closest step surface is greater than the distance between the innermost step surface and the step surface closest to the outermost step surface.