Professorin

/[pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,350

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Professorin is aGermannoun. It means: Lehrerinnen und Forscherinnen an einer Universität oder Fachhochschule; Professorinnen können auch in leitenden Funktionen in Behörden mit Forschungseinrichtung oder außeruniversitären Forschungsor... Pronounced [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn]. Often confused with Professors and Prozessoren.

Key facts for Professorin
PropertyValue
HeadwordProfessorin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,350
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Professorin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Professorin is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,350 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Professorin, with forms such as "porfessorin", "pprofessorin", and "prfoessorin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Professors", "Prozessoren", "Professor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Professorin, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lehrerinnen und Forscherinnen an einer Universität oder Fachhochschule; Professorinnen können auch in leitenden Funktionen in Behörden mit Forschungseinrichtung oder außeruniversitären Forschungsorganisationen arbeiten.
  2. 2
    Die Frau eines Professors

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porfessorin,pprofessorin,prfoessorin,proefssorin,profesorin,profesosrin,professoirn,professorinn,professorni,professorrin,professroin,profeßorin,proffessorin,profsesorin,prrofessorin,rpofessorin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Professorin

Misspelling Variants of "Professorin"

porfessorin11pprofessorin12prfoessorin11proefssorin11profesorin10profesosrin11professoirn11professorinn12
Misspelling Variants of "Professorin"

Frequency rank: #19,350 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Professorin"?
"Professorin" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn].
What does "Professorin" mean?
As a noun, "Professorin" means: Lehrerinnen und Forscherinnen an einer Universität oder Fachhochschule; Professorinnen können auch in leitenden Funktionen in Behörden mit Forschungseinrichtung oder außeruniversitären Forschungsor...
What words are commonly confused with "Professorin"?
"Professorin" is commonly confused with "Professors", "Prozessoren", "Professor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Professorin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Professorin" is [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Professorin" come from?
"Professorin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.