Polyglot Dictionary

Doktor

/ˈdɔktoːɐ̯/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain Medical Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Doktoren

Meaning

  1. doctor

    • Der Doktor untersucht das Kind.

      The doctor examines the child.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ärztin

Doktor can also specifically mean a PhD holder, an academic title, not just a medical doctor; Ärztin specifically means a medical "doctor" (female).

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

doutor

doutor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "doctor."

Portuguese

médico

médico is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "doctor."

Practice

1 What does Doktor mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ untersucht das Kind.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Doktor?

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