how to pronounce профессор

/prɐˈfʲesər/

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профессор is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of профессор in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… как мой отец профессор всегда говорю …”

meanings of профессор

noun:

Professor.

профессор frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word профессор occurs in russian on average 25.4 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.