professoriate
noun
professoriate is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-I-A-T-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, professoriate means “Professors considered as a group or body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of professoriate is professoriates.
How many letters and syllables are in professoriate?
| Letters | 13: P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is professoriate?
Professoriate appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of professoriate
- professoriates plural
- professorate
- professoriat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does professoriate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Professors considered as a group or body.
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- 2
datedThe office of a professor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Professoriate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the office of a professor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Professur |
| Portuguese | professorado, magistério |
| Spanish | cátedra, profesorado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does professoriate come from?
Alteration of professorate, after either patriciate, etc., or professorial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).