# profession vs professional

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### profession
*noun · IPA \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #3,791*
Déclaration publique d’un sentiment habituel.

### professional
*adjective · IPA \pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl\ · frequency rank #33,841*
Professionnel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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