# profession

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #5,826

## Definitions
1. A declaration of faith.
2. A declaration of faith.
3. A declaration of faith.
4. A professional occupation.
5. A professional occupation.

## Etymology
From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”), from the participle stem of profitērī (“to profess”). By surface analysis, profess + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **professor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profession-vs-professor)
- **progression** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profession-vs-progression)
- **professional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profession-vs-professional)
- **procession** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/procession-vs-profession)

## Common misspellings (14)
`porfession`, `pprofession`, `prfoession`, `proefssion`, `profesion`, `profesison`, `professino`, `professionn`, `professoin`, `profestion`, `proffession`, `profsesion`, `prrofession`, `rpofession`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/profession