# doctor's vs doctoral

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### doctor's
*noun · IPA /ˈdɑktɚz/ · frequency rank #11,024*
A doctor’s surgery.

### doctoral
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɒktəɹəl/ · frequency rank #13,905*
Relating to a doctorate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doctor-s-vs-doctoral