how to pronounce profession

/pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃/

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profession is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of profession in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… confiance de cette profession dans les …”

meanings of profession

noun:

Profession, public declaration.
Profession, practitioners of a profession collectively.
Profession, occupation, trade, craft, activity.
Profession, public declaration of faith.

profession frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word profession occurs in french on average 21.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.