# profession vs Progression

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### profession
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #37,735*
Stand, Beruf, Metier, Berufszweig

### Progression
*noun · IPA [pʁoɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn] · frequency rank #25,715*
Zunahme, Steigerung, Fortschreiten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/profession-vs-progression