English pronunciation
How to pronounce “professor”
Phonetic spelling
pruh-FES-uhr
IPA /pɹəˈfɛsɝ/
Syllable stress
pruh·fes·uhr
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “professor”?
p r o f e s s o r
“professor” is spelled P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R. It is pronounced pruh-FES-uhr, 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
My professor assigned a lot of homework for the weekend.
She wants to become a professor of economics.