Honorarprofessor

[honoˈʁaːɐ̯pʁoˌfɛsoːɐ̯]

/[honoˈʁaːɐ̯pʁoˌfɛsoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Honorarprofessor” is uncommon German (frequency #85,381 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,381
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Professor, der nicht hauptamtlich einer Universität oder Hochschule angehört, die formalen Qualitätsanforderungen an einen hauptamtlichen Professor der betreffenden Hochschulart erfüllt und auf...

Key facts for Honorarprofessor
PropertyValue
HeadwordHonorarprofessor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[honoˈʁaːɐ̯pʁoˌfɛsoːɐ̯]
Letters16
Frequency rank#85,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Honorarprofessor” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Honorarprofessor lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Honorarprofessor is uncommon German at frequency #85,381 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [honoˈʁaːɐ̯pʁoˌfɛsoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Professor, der nicht hauptamtlich einer Universität oder Hochschule angehört, die formalen Qualitätsanforderungen an einen hauptamtlichen Professor der betreffenden Hochschulart erfüllt und auf...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Honorarprofessor, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Honorarprofessor, spelled H-O-N-O-R-A-R-P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Professor, der nicht hauptamtlich einer Universität oder Hochschule angehört, die formalen Qualitätsanforderungen an einen hauptamtlichen Professor der betreffenden Hochschulart erfüllt und auf mehrjährige erfolgreiche Lehrtätigkeit verweisen kann.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Honorarprofessor"?
"Honorarprofessor" is spelled H-O-N-O-R-A-R-P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [honoˈʁaːɐ̯pʁoˌfɛsoːɐ̯].
What does "Honorarprofessor" mean?
As a noun, "Honorarprofessor" means: ein Professor, der nicht hauptamtlich einer Universität oder Hochschule angehört, die formalen Qualitätsanforderungen an einen hauptamtlichen Professor der betreffenden Hochschulart erfüllt und auf...
How do you pronounce "Honorarprofessor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Honorarprofessor" is [honoˈʁaːɐ̯pʁoˌfɛsoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Honorarprofessor" come from?
"Honorarprofessor" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Honorarprofessor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-N-O-R-A-R-P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [honoˈʁaːɐ̯pʁoˌfɛsoːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list