professed vs professional

professed is not a noun while professional is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
professed	No	Yes	No	No
professional	Yes	Yes	No	No

professed (noun)	professional (noun)
	a person engaged in one of the learned professions
	an authority qualified to teach apprentices
	an athlete who plays for pay

professed (adjective)	professional (adjective)
openly declared as such	engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
professing to be qualified	characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
claimed with intent to deceive	of or relating to a profession
	of or relating to or suitable as a profession
	engaged in by members of a profession