English pronunciation
How to pronounce “profession”
Phonetic spelling
pruh-FESH-un
IPA /pɹəˈfɛʃən/
Syllable stress
pruh·FESH·un
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “profession”?
p r o f e s s i o n
“profession” is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N. It is pronounced pruh-FESH-un, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
She chose teaching as her profession because she loves working with children.
After years of study, he finally entered the medical profession.