Doktormutter
German, noun
Doktormutter is spelled D-O-K-T-O-R-M-U-T-T-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doktormutter is a German feminine noun meaning “doctoral advisor/supervisor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Doktormütter is a different word: “nominative/genitive/accusative plural of Doktormutter”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Universitätsprofessorin, die einen Doktoranden während der Erstellung der Doktorarbeit betreut”.
What does Doktormutter mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedoctoral advisor/supervisor
noun
- 1
nominative/genitive/accusative plural of Doktormutter
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Universitätsprofessorin, die einen Doktoranden während der Erstellung der Doktorarbeit betreut
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 Doktormutter
- Doktormütter plural
- Doktorvater masculine
- Doktormüttern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is Doktormutter in German?
Doktormutter appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).