How to Pronounce “doctor

word

/ˈdɑktɝ/, /ˈdɔktɝ/
DAHK-ter
/dˈɒktɐ/
DOK-tuh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈdɑktɝ/, /ˈdɔktɝ/

British English

/dˈɒktɐ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

DAHK-ter

UK

DOK-tuh

Listen in Context

She went to see the doctor because she felt sick.

The doctor gave him medicine for his headache.

My sister wants to be a doctor when she grows up.

I called the doctor because my child had a high fever.