physician
[fɪˈzɪʃən]
The verdict
“physician” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Arzt, die Ärztin
Corpus desk
Index DE-physician · physician · German
physician · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | physician |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɪˈzɪʃən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „physician“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
physician is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɪˈzɪʃən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Arzt, die Ärztin".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for physician, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is physician, spelled P-H-Y-S-I-C-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1der Arzt, die Ärztin
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how physician appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Everyone wonders if there is something we could have done or could have done better. Any physician who loses a patient wonders that."
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.