Professor

[pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯]

/[pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Professor” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,566
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forscher und Lehrer an einer wissenschaftlichen Hochschule; Professoren können auch in leitenden Funktionen in Behörden mit Forschungseinrichtung oder außeruniversitären Forschungsorganisationen ar...

Corpus desk

Index DE-professor · Professor · German

Professor · rank #1,566 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,566
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH plus

Nearest frequency peer: plus (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Professor“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Professor“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Professor vs Prozessor
89% similar
Professor vs Professur
89% similar
Professor vs Professors
90% similar

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

Key facts for Professor
PropertyValue
HeadwordProfessor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,566
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Professor“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Professorliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „plus“ (#1,565), „Rat“ (#1,567), „näher“ (#1,564). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Professor“ bei #1,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Professor (IPA [pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,566 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Professor, with forms such as "porfessor", "pprofessor", and "prfoessor". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Prozessor", "Professur", "Professors", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Professor, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forscher und Lehrer an einer wissenschaftlichen Hochschule; Professoren können auch in leitenden Funktionen in Behörden mit Forschungseinrichtung oder außeruniversitären Forschungsorganisationen arbeiten
  2. 2
    Titel der Gymnasiallehrer in Österreich, auch (wie in Baden-Württemberg) ehrenhalber verliehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Professor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zu den Dienstaufgaben von Professoren gehören in der Regel Forschung, Lehre und Mitarbeit in der Selbstverwaltung.
  2. „Er stammt aus der Bibliothek von Professor Gomperz.“

Synonyms

Hochschullehrer

Antonyms

Privatdozent

This word in other languages

professor(English)profesor(Español)professeur(Français)professor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfessor
  • pprofessor
  • prfoessor
  • proefssor
  • profesor
  • profesosr
  • professorr
  • professro
  • profeßor
  • proffessor
  • profsesor
  • prrofessor
  • rpofessor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Professor - 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.

porfessor2pprofessor1prfoessor2proefssor2profesor1profesosr2professorr1professro2
Edit distance from "Professor"

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 "Professor"?
"Professor" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯].
What does "Professor" mean?
As a noun, "Professor" means: Forscher und Lehrer an einer wissenschaftlichen Hochschule; Professoren können auch in leitenden Funktionen in Behörden mit Forschungseinrichtung oder außeruniversitären Forschungsorganisationen ar...
What words are commonly confused with "Professor"?
"Professor" is commonly confused with "Prozessor", "Professur", "Professors". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Professor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Professor" is [pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Professor" come from?
"Professor" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Professor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

notwendig#1,563behandelt#1,582erscheint#1,549Bekannten#1,584

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Anspruch13 variantsIndustrie13 variantsschützen13 variantsSchwarze13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list