doctrice

\dɔk.tʁis\

/\dɔk.tʁis\/ noun

The verdict

“doctrice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme promue dans une université au grade le plus élevé de quelque faculté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-doctrice · doctrice · French

doctrice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for doctrice
PropertyValue
Headworddoctrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔk.tʁis\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « doctrice » en français

doctricen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doctrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔk.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

doctrice has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is doctrice, spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme promue dans une université au grade le plus élevé de quelque faculté.
  2. 2
    Femme titulaire d’un doctorat en médecine. Professionnelle de santé chargée de guérir et soigner les maladies, les pathologies, les blessures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how doctrice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C’est là que Marie Dalle Donne fut proclamée, en 1800, doctrice en philosophie et en médecine, après avoir soutenu de la manière la plus distinguée une thèse latine d’anatomie et de physiologie.
  2. Je ne doute pas que nos enfants, quand ils auront attrapé des maladies honteuses, n’aillent montrer leur cas à des doctrices en médecine.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doctrice"?
"doctrice" is spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔk.tʁis\.
What does "doctrice" mean?
As a noun, "doctrice" means: Femme promue dans une université au grade le plus élevé de quelque faculté.
How do you pronounce "doctrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doctrice" is \dɔk.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doctrice" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list