Professors

[pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯s]

/[pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Professors” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,714
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Professor

Corpus desk

Index DE-professors · Professors · German

Professors · rank #25,714 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,714
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Produktes

Nearest frequency peer: Produktes (-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 „Professors“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Professors“ 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).

Professors vs Prozessor
80% similar
Professors vs Professur
80% similar
Professors vs Professor
90% similar

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

Key facts for Professors
PropertyValue
HeadwordProfessors
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,714
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Professors“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Professorsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Produktes“ (#25,713), „Progression“ (#25,715), „Prior“ (#25,712). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Professors“ bei #25,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Professors (IPA [pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,714 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Professor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Professors, with forms such as "porfessors", "pprofessors", and "prfoessors". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Prozessor", "Professur", "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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Professors, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Professor

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfessors
  • pprofessors
  • prfoessors
  • proefssors
  • profesors
  • profesosrs
  • professorrs
  • professorss
  • professosr
  • professros
  • profeßors
  • proffessors
  • profsesors
  • prrofessors
  • rpofessors

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Professors - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porfessors2pprofessors1prfoessors2proefssors2profesors1profesosrs2professorrs1professorss1
Edit distance from "Professors"

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 "Professors"?
"Professors" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯s].
What does "Professors" mean?
As a noun, "Professors" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Professor
What words are commonly confused with "Professors"?
"Professors" is commonly confused with "Prozessor", "Professur", "Professor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Professors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Professors" is [pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Professors" come from?
"Professors" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Prozession#25,718Pathologie#25,705originelle#25,700Rechtsform#25,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Romantiker15 variantsMinisterrat15 variantsschwindet15 variantsschärfste15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list