noun · #191
teacher
Example: Nuestro profesor es muy paciente.
Our teacher is very patient.
Spanish → English
el profesor
el profesor is Spanish for teacher.
What el profesor means
How common is it?
el profesor is ranked #191 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el profesor — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la salud — health
- la universidad — university
- el estudiante — student
- el examen — exam
- el curso — course
- la oficina — office
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