How to Pronounce “profess”

British (UK)

/pɹəˈfɛs/

verb — To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.

Where the stress falls. “profess” has 2 syllables, and the transcription /pɹəˈfɛs/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /pɹəˈfɛs/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "profess" mean?

profess (verb): To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.

Which syllable is stressed in "profess"?

“profess” has 2 syllables, and the transcription /pɹəˈfɛs/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

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