how to pronounce professor

/pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯/

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professor is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of professor in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… ich völlig und herr professor hüther der …”

meanings of professor

noun:

Professor.

professor frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word professor occurs in german on average 23.2 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.