How to pronounce “profession”
Say “profession” in 3 beats
profession
/pɹəˈfɛʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəfɛʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- profpɹə
- esfɛstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /pɹəˈfɛʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəfɛʃən/
- Respelling
- pruh-FE-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — prof-ES-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: prof-ES-sion. “es” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/pɹəˈfɛʃən/
/pɹəfɛʃən/
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What “profession” means
- noun
the body of people in a learned occupation
“the news spread rapidly through the medical profession”
- noun
an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
- noun
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
“a profession of disagreement”
Say it in a sentence
“Teaching is a profession that asks a great deal of you.”“profession”, answered
How do you pronounce “profession”?
“profession” is pronounced /pɹəˈfɛʃən/ (pruh-FE-shuhn) in American English and /pɹəfɛʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “es”. Build it as prof-ES-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “profession” have?
3: prof · es · sion. The beat lands on the second, “es”.
Is “profession” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹəˈfɛʃən/ (pruh-FE-shuhn); British English says /pɹəfɛʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “profession” mean?
As a noun: the body of people in a learned occupation For example: “the news spread rapidly through the medical profession” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “profession”?
Stress the second syllable: prof-ES-sion. “es” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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