Proffesional or professional?
Did you mean professional? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
proffesional
Correct
professional
Correct spelling: professional. Misspelling: proffesional.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
One F, double S: pro-FES-SIONAL, like profession.
Why people write “proffesional”
“proffesional” differs from “professional” in 2 places: it doubles the F, which professional spells with just one; and it uses a single S where professional has a double SS.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make professional automatic.
What does “professional” mean?
professional noun
professional adjective
- engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
“the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications”
- of or relating to or suitable as a profession
“professional organizations”
- characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
“professional conduct”
- of or relating to a profession
“we need professional advice”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Professional” in a sentence
- Hire a professional to fix the wiring.
- The professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications.
- Professional organizations.
- Professional conduct.
Is “professional” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“proffesional” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PROFESSIONAL.