profesar
[pɾofeˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“profesar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,575 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,575
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ejercer una ciencia, arte, oficio, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | profesar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾofeˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,575 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “profesar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
profesar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,575 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾofeˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for profesar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is profesar, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ejercer una ciencia, arte, oficio, etc.
- 2Enseñar una ciencia o arte.
- 3Ejercer una cosa con inclinación voluntaria y continuación en ella.
- 4Creer, confesar.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “profesar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-F-E-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾofeˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.