Professorinnen

[pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪnən]

/[pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Professorinnen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,176 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,176
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Professorin

Key facts for Professorinnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordProfessorinnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪnən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#83,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Professorinnen” 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). Professorinnen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Professorinnen is uncommon German at frequency #83,176 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Professorinnen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Professorinnen, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-I-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Professorin
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Professorin
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Professorin
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Professorin

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 "Professorinnen"?
"Professorinnen" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪnən].
What does "Professorinnen" mean?
As a noun, "Professorinnen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Professorin
How do you pronounce "Professorinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Professorinnen" is [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Professorinnen" come from?
"Professorinnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Professorinnen”

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-O-R-I-N-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁofɛˈsoːʁɪnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list