Abbreviation for teacher and teacher

When doing a school or academic work, a doubt arises: what is the correct form of abbreviation for professor?

The most common thing is for students to abbreviate the word teacher as “Prof”, and teacher as “Professor”. However, as you will see later, one of these forms is wrong.

Check the correct abbreviation below, according to the Orthographic Vocabulary of the Portuguese Language (VOLP), a survey of the Brazilian Academy of Letters which indicates the correct spelling, classification and gender of words.

teacher's abbreviation

The correct abbreviation for teacher is teacher. It is not necessary to indicate the masculine, with the letter o. Therefore, the form “profº” is wrong.

• Example: Professor João — Prof. John

abbreviation for teacher

In the case of a teacher, identification with the letter a is required, since the word ends in The. So the correct way to abbreviate the word is teacher or prof., the latter being the most current.

• Example: Professor Luíza — Profª. Luiza or Prof. Luiza

Abbreviation of professors and professors

In the plural, the abbreviation follows the same rule, adding justthe letter s. So, the correct forms are:

• Geography Teachers — Profs. of Geography
• Portuguese Language Teachers — Prof.as/Profas. of Portuguese Language

similar cases

This type of abbreviation is repeated in other titles, as in the following cases:

• Sir / Madam – Mr. / Mrs.
• Doctor / Doctor – Dr. / Dr.

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• What it means – What it is, abbreviation, meaning and definition
• What does P.S. mean? – Understand what the acronym is and when it should be used
• Acronyms – See the list of the most used and known by Brazilians
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