Doktorarbeit
German, noun/ˈdɔktoːrˌarbaɪ̯t/
Doktorarbeit is spelled D-O-K-T-O-R-A-R-B-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doktorarbeit is a German feminine noun meaning “doctoral dissertation (thesis to obtain the academic degree of doctor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die zur Erlangung des Doktorgrads geschrieben wird”.
What does Doktorarbeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedoctoral dissertation (thesis to obtain the academic degree of doctor)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die zur Erlangung des Doktorgrads geschrieben wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Doktorarbeit
- Doktorarbeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Doktorarbeit?
- /ˈdɔktoːrˌarbaɪ̯t/
- [ˈdɔk.toːɐ̯ˌʔaʁ.baɪ̯t]
- [-tɔɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Doktorarbeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Doktorarbeit in German?
Doktorarbeit appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).