doctor's

/ˈdɑktɚz/

//ˈdɑktɚz// noun

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"doctor-s" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“doctor's” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,024
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A doctor’s surgery.

Corpus desk

Index EN-doctor-s · doctor's · English

doctor's · rank #11,024 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,024
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH distract

Nearest frequency peer: distract (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “doctor's”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “doctor's” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

doctor's vs doctors
88% similar
doctor's vs doctoral
75% similar
doctor's vs doctored
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for doctor's
PropertyValue
Headworddoctor's
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɑktɚz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,024
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “doctor's”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).doctor'slands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “distract” (#11,023), “downward” (#11,025), “disruption” (#11,022). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “doctor's” is #11,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around doctor's (IPA /ˈdɑktɚz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,024 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A doctor’s surgery.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for doctor's, with forms such as "dcotor's", "ddoctor's", and "docctor's". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "doctors", "doctoral", "doctored", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is doctor's, spelled D-O-C-T-O-R-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A doctor’s surgery.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcotor's
  • ddoctor's
  • docctor's
  • docotr's
  • docto'rs
  • doctor'ss
  • doctorr's
  • doctors'
  • doctro's
  • docttor's
  • dotcor's
  • odctor's

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of doctor's - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dcotor's2ddoctor's1docctor's1docotr's2docto'rs2doctor'ss1doctorr's1doctors'2
Edit distance from "doctor's"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doctor's"?
"doctor's" is spelled D-O-C-T-O-R-'-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɑktɚz/.
What does "doctor's" mean?
As a noun, "doctor's" means: A doctor’s surgery.
What words are commonly confused with "doctor's"?
"doctor's" is commonly confused with "doctors", "doctoral", "doctored". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "doctor's"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doctor's" is /ˈdɑktɚz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doctor's" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "doctor's", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

distract#11,023downward#11,025detector#11,017friction#11,033

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

greatness12 variantscosmetic12 variantsinfrared12 variantsmarginal12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list