professionelle

[pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛlə]

/[pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“professionelle” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,097 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#7,097
frequency rank, German
14
letters
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

professionelle vs professionellen
93% similar
professionelle vs professioneller
93% similar
professionelle vs professionelles
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for professionelle
PropertyValue
Headwordprofessionelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛlə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#7,097
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “professionelle” 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). professionelle lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for professionelle is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,097 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for professionelle, with forms such as "porfessionelle", "pprofessionelle", and "prfoessionelle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "professionellen", "professioneller", "professionelles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is professionelle, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porfessionelle,pprofessionelle,prfoessionelle,proefssionelle,profesionelle,profesisonelle,professinoelle,professioenlle,professionele,professionelel,professionlele,professionnelle,professoinelle,profeßionelle,proffessionelle,profsesionelle,prrofessionelle,rpofessionelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of professionelle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porfessionelle2pprofessionelle1prfoessionelle2proefssionelle2profesionelle1profesisonelle2professinoelle2professioenlle2
Edit distance from "professionelle"

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 "professionelle"?
"professionelle" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛlə].
What does "professionelle" mean?
As an adjective, "professionelle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs professionell
What words are commonly confused with "professionelle"?
"professionelle" is commonly confused with "professionellen", "professioneller", "professionelles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "professionelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "professionelle" is [pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "professionelle" come from?
"professionelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “professionelle”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “professionellen” - see the side-by-side comparison. professionelle vs professionellen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list