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How to pronounce professor
/prəˈfesə/ British English
prə·FES·ə
3 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.
✗ Many people say
PRO·fes·sor
✓ Say
prə·FES·ə
My tip
Stress the middle: prə-FES-ə.
In a sentence
She is a professor at Oxford.
Now you say it
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Questions
How do you pronounce professor?
In British English, professor is pronounced /prəˈfesə/. Say it like this: prə-FES-ə. Stress the middle: prə-FES-ə.
How many syllables are in professor?
When you say it, professor has 3 syllables: prə-FES-ə. The strong beat is the second one, FES.
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