prof
French, noun/pʁɔf/
prof is spelled P-R-O-F (4 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written French, the 2,820th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prof is a French feminine noun meaning “teacher, professor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Professeur”.
What does prof mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineteacher, professor
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Professeur.
noun: 1. Profondeur.
noun: 1. Professeur·e.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prof
- profs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prof?
- /pʁɔf/
- \pʁɔf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prof
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prof in French?
prof appears 28 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).