Professorin
German, noun/pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn/
Professorin is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-I-N (11 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 19,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Professorin is a German feminine noun meaning “female professor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lehrerinnen und Forscherinnen an einer Universität oder Fachhochschule; Professorinnen können auch in…”.
What does Professorin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale professor
- 2
datedfeminineprofessor’s wife
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lehrerinnen und Forscherinnen an einer Universität oder Fachhochschule; Professorinnen können auch in leitenden Funktionen in Behörden mit Forschungseinrichtung oder außeruniversitären Forschungsorganisationen arbeiten. 2. Die Frau eines Professors
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Professorin
- Professorinnen plural
- Professor masculine
- Prof. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Professorin?
- /pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn/
- [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Professorin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Professorin in German?
Professorin appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).