processor and professor differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. processor means “a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market”. professor means “someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university”. professor is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/
1.n.a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
2.n.someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
3.n.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
“the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached”
/pɹəˈfɛsɚ/
1.n.someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
| processor | professor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/ | /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/ |
| Said | PRAH-ses-ur | pruh-FES-ur |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Letters | 9 | 9 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 1 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | prof |
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