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Spelling Entry 1364 / 1605 60-second read

Professional vs. Proffesional

Double S, single F.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A proffesional kitchen.

✓ Correct

A professional kitchen — PROFESSIONAL has one F and two Ss. PROFFESIONAL doubles the wrong letter.

The ruleii

One F, two Ss.

PROFESSIONAL comes from PROFESS + IONAL. The S doubles, not the F. Confusion comes from PROFFER (offer), which has the double F.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Profess (one F) + ional.

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