Zahndoktor
[ˈt͡saːnˌdɔktoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Zahndoktor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mediziner, der sich mit der Zahnheilkunde beschäftigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahndoktor · Zahndoktor · German
Zahndoktor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zahndoktor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌdɔktoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahndoktor“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zahndoktor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌdɔktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mediziner, der sich mit der Zahnheilkunde beschäftigt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Zahndoktor in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zahndoktor, spelled Z-A-H-N-D-O-K-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Mediziner, der sich mit der Zahnheilkunde beschäftigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zahndoktor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch der Zahndoktor hat schon ordentlich eingeheizt, wie er das in letzter Zeit immer häufiger tut.“
This word in other languages
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.