🇫🇷 French

docteure

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

Docteure is feminine in French. The article is la, so the full form is la docteure ("doctor (female)").

FEMININE

la docteure

doctor (female)

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docteure
/dɔktœʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say docteure in French?

IPA
/dɔktœʁ/

How do you pronounce docteure in French?

docteure is pronounced /dɔktœʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La docteure m'a examinée attentivement.

The doctor examined me carefully.

Cette docteure est nouvelle à l'hôpital.

This doctor is new at the hospital.

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Why is it feminine?

Docteure is the feminine form, increasingly used in modern French, especially in Quebec.

What is the French word for doctor (female)?

The French word for doctor (female) is la docteure — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesedoutoraafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiandottoressalafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishdoctoralafeminine

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