profession

\pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“profession” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,791 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,791
frequency rank, French
10
letters
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Déclaration publique d’un sentiment habituel.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

profession vs profusion
80% similar
profession vs propension
80% similar
profession vs progression
82% similar

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

Key facts for profession
PropertyValue
Headwordprofession
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,791
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “profession” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). profession lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for profession is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,791 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for profession, with forms such as "porfession", "pprofession", and "prfoession". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "profusion", "propension", "progression", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is profession, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déclaration publique d’un sentiment habituel.
  2. 2
    Déclaration de principes philosophiques, sociaux, littéraires, artistiques.
  3. 3
    Écrit dans lequel un candidat à la députation ou à quelque siège électif expose ses opinions politiques et sociales.
  4. 4
    Acte par lequel un religieux ou une religieuse fait les vœux de religion, après que le temps de son noviciat est expiré.
  5. 5
    Carrière, état ou emploi dans la vie civile ou militaire.
  6. 6
    Ensemble des professionnels d'un même métier.

This word in other languages

profession(English)profesión(Español)Beruf(Deutsch)profissão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porfession,pprofession,prfoession,proefssion,profesion,profesison,professino,professionn,professoin,proffession,profsesion,prrofession,rpofession

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of profession - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porfession2pprofession1prfoession2proefssion2profesion1profesison2professino2professionn1
Edit distance from "profession"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "profession"?
"profession" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "profession" mean?
As a noun, "profession" means: Déclaration publique d’un sentiment habituel.
What words are commonly confused with "profession"?
"profession" is commonly confused with "profusion", "propension", "progression". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "profession"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profession" is \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profession" come from?
"profession" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “profession”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “profusion” - see the side-by-side comparison. profession vs profusion
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list