🇪🇸 Spanish

profesora

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la profesora

teacher

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profesora
/la pɾofeˈsoɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say profesora in Spanish?

IPA
/la pɾofeˈsoɾa/

How do you pronounce profesora in Spanish?

profesora is pronounced /la pɾofeˈsoɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La profesora nueva es muy dedicada y entusiasta con sus estudiantes.

The new female teacher is very dedicated and enthusiastic with her students.

Nuestra profesora favorita fue galardonada por su excelente trabajo en la escuela.

Our favorite female teacher was awarded for her excellent work at school.

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Why is it feminine?

Profesora is feminine because it is the feminine form of "profesor" (teacher). In Spanish, the -a ending is the standard feminine marker for nouns, especially for occupational nouns. The masculine form "profesor" ends in -or, and by adding the feminine suffix -a, we get "profesora." This pattern reflects Spanish's inherited Romance language system where grammatical gender is marked through noun endings, with -a typically indicating feminine gender.

What is the Spanish word for teacher?

The Spanish word for teacher is la profesora — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchprofesseur flips!lemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianprofessore flips!ilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseprofessor flips!omasculine

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