🇪🇸 Spanish

doctora

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!

Doctora is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la doctora ("doctor (female)").

FEMININE

la doctora

doctor (female)

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doctora
/dokˈtoɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say doctora in Spanish?

IPA
/dokˈtoɾa/

How do you pronounce doctora in Spanish?

doctora is pronounced /dokˈtoɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La doctora me recetó un antibiótico.

The (female) doctor prescribed me an antibiotic.

Mi doctora es muy paciente.

My (female) doctor is very patient.

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Why is it feminine?

Doctora is the feminine form, created by adding -a to the masculine doctor.

What is the Spanish word for doctor (female)?

The Spanish word for doctor (female) is la doctora — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesedoutoraafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiandottoressalafeminine
🇫🇷 Frenchdocteurelafeminine

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