how to pronounce доктор

/ˈdoktər/

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доктор is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of доктор in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… борту бербер я доктор удобства кто …”

meanings of доктор

noun:

Doctor (PhD or MD).

доктор frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word доктор occurs in russian on average 34.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.