professionell

\pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl\

/\pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“professionell” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Professionnel : réalisé par une personne de métier, dans les règles de l’art.

Corpus desk

Index FR-professionell · professionell · French

professionell · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for professionell
PropertyValue
Headwordprofessionell
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « professionell » en français

professionellreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

professionell is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for professionell in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is professionell, spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Professionnel : réalisé par une personne de métier, dans les règles de l’art.
  2. 2
    (Non comparable) Professionnel : relatif à la profession, au métier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how professionell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Reinigung war professionell.
  2. Die Schweiz kennt keine Kapitalertragssteuer, dafür aber eine gleichbedeutende Verrechnungssteuer in Höhe von 35 % der Kapitalgewinne für professionelle Investoren, die gewerbsmässig Börsenhandel betreiben.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "professionell"?
"professionell" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl\.
What does "professionell" mean?
As an adjective, "professionell" means: Professionnel : réalisé par une personne de métier, dans les règles de l’art.
How do you pronounce "professionell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "professionell" is \pʁofɛsi̯oˈnɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "professionell" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list