professional
Definitions
Noun
- A person engaged in one of the learned professions
- An athlete who plays for pay
- An authority qualified to teach apprentices
Adjective
- Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
- Of or relating to or suitable as a profession
- Characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
- Of or relating to a profession
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "professional".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | professional | 4 | 105 |
| 2 | professionals | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | professionally | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | professionalism | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | non-professional | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | unprofessional | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | non-professionals | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | nonprofessional | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | nonprofessionals | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | professionalize | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | professionalized | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | professionals' | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "professional".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | polynomial | 5 | 28 |
| 2 | profitable | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | perceptual | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | provisional | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | promotional | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | periodical | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | preferential | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | prejudicial | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | premarital | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | paranormal | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | patriarchal | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | perceptible | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | pontifical | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | processional | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | participle | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | patentable | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | persuadable | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | prefectural | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | prefrontal | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | primordial | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | prucapital | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | pumpernickel | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | sportschannel | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "professional".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | profession | 3 | 37 |
| 2 | professionals | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | professionally | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | professions | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | procession | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | professionalism | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | confessional | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | professing | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | unprofessional | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | processional | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | non-professional | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | confessionals | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | professionals' | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | professionalize | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | nonprofessional | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | professionalized | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | nonprofessionals | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | professorial | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | profession's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | non-professionals | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "professional" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "professional" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "professional" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "professional".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 12
Sound Alikes: 23
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 6
Words that Precede: 7
Statistically Associated: 18
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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