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How to pronounce profs

Say it like PROFS. Profs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/prɑfs/PROFS
UK British/prɒfs/PROFS
  • PROFS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Profs pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. PROFSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of profs

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: PROFS.

What does profs mean?

noun
  1. plural of prof

Questions about saying profs

How do you pronounce profs?

Say PROFS. The American pronunciation is /prɑfs/. In British English it is /prɒfs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in profs?

Profs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: PROFS.

Is profs pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /prɒfs/ (PROFS).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).