{"id":393,"date":"2026-10-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2026-10-31T09:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:09:37","slug":"arzt-vs-doktor-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/arzt-vs-doktor-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Arzt or Doktor? How to Say &#8220;Doctor&#8221; in German"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arzt or Doktor? The profession is <em>der Arzt<\/em> (male) or <em>die \u00c4rztin<\/em> (female): a physician. <em>Doktor<\/em> (short: <em>Dr.<\/em>) is an academic title for anyone with a doctorate, including lawyers and historians. In everyday speech, <em>Doktor<\/em> also means a physician (<em>zum Doktor gehen<\/em>), but in standard and written German, <em>Arzt<\/em> and <em>\u00c4rztin<\/em> are the correct words.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So both words exist and both are correct, but they are not the same thing. A physician without a doctorate is still an <em>Arzt<\/em>, and a person with a doctorate in history is a <em>Doktor<\/em> who cannot treat you.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arzt, \u00c4rztin, Doktor: the forms<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>German<\/th><th>Plural<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><em>der Arzt<\/em><\/td><td><em>die \u00c4rzte<\/em><\/td><td>(male) doctor, physician<\/td><td>the profession<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>die \u00c4rztin<\/em><\/td><td><em>die \u00c4rztinnen<\/em><\/td><td>(female) doctor, physician<\/td><td>umlaut <em>\u00c4<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Doktor<\/em><\/td><td><em>die Doktoren<\/em><\/td><td>person with a doctorate; colloquially a physician<\/td><td>title: <em>Dr.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>die Doktorin<\/em><\/td><td><em>die Doktorinnen<\/em><\/td><td>woman with a doctorate<\/td><td>used in some formal contexts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Mediziner<\/em> \/ <em>die Medizinerin<\/em><\/td><td><em>die Mediziner<\/em> \/ <em>die Medizinerinnen<\/em><\/td><td>medical professional, medical graduate<\/td><td>slightly more technical<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>die \u00c4rzteschaft<\/em><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>the medical profession<\/td><td>formal, news language<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is it Arzt or Doktor in everyday speech?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will hear both. <em>Ich muss zum Doktor<\/em> is common and friendly, especially with children and older people, and the Duden dictionary marks this use of <em>Doktor<\/em> as colloquial. <em>Ich muss zum Arzt<\/em> is neutral and works in every situation, including writing. If you have to choose between <em>Arzt<\/em> or <em>Doktor<\/em>, choose <em>Arzt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doktor as an academic title<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Doktor<\/em> is the highest university degree, earned with a dissertation. In Germany, it is not limited to medicine. The abbreviation tells you the field:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Field<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><em>Dr. med.<\/em><\/td><td>medicine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Dr. med. dent.<\/em><\/td><td>dentistry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Dr. med. vet.<\/em><\/td><td>veterinary medicine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Dr. jur.<\/em> \/ <em>Dr. iur.<\/em><\/td><td>law<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Dr. phil.<\/em><\/td><td>humanities (history, languages, philosophy&#8230;)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Dr. rer. nat.<\/em><\/td><td>natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology&#8230;)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Dr. rer. pol.<\/em><\/td><td>economics and social sciences<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two practical consequences:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Not every physician is a Dr.<\/strong> In Germany, the right to work as a doctor comes from the medical licence (<em>die Approbation<\/em>, or a temporary permit, <em>die Berufserlaubnis<\/em>), not from the doctorate. Many physicians have <em>Dr. med.<\/em>, many do not, and both are fully qualified.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Not every Dr. is a physician.<\/strong> <em>Frau Dr. Keller<\/em> on a door could be a lawyer, a chemist or the head of your language school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MD vs Dr. med.<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many countries, MD is the standard degree every physician receives. In Germany, medical studies end with a state examination, and <em>Dr. med.<\/em> is an additional doctorate that requires a dissertation. The two are not simply interchangeable. If you hold a foreign medical degree or doctorate and want to use the title in Germany, the rules on carrying foreign academic degrees apply; they are based on principles of the <em>Kultusministerkonferenz<\/em> and the laws of the federal states, so check the official guidance for your state before you put &#8220;Dr.&#8221; on a German CV or door sign. For the language side of working as a physician here, see <a href=\"\/blog\/german-for-doctors\/\">German for doctors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to address a doctor in German<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Situation<\/th><th>What to say<\/th><th>Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Speaking to a doctor with a doctorate<\/td><td><em>Frau Doktor Weber<\/em> \/ <em>Herr Doktor Schmidt<\/em><\/td><td>traditional, polite<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speaking, more modern<\/td><td><em>Frau Weber<\/em> \/ <em>Herr Schmidt<\/em><\/td><td>increasingly common<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Name unknown<\/td><td><em>Entschuldigung, sind Sie der Arzt \/ die \u00c4rztin?<\/em><\/td><td>asking who is responsible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Formal letter or email<\/td><td><em>Sehr geehrte Frau Dr. Weber,<\/em><\/td><td><em>Dr.<\/em> abbreviated in writing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Letter, doctor without doctorate<\/td><td><em>Sehr geehrte Frau Weber,<\/em><\/td><td>never add <em>Dr.<\/em> if they don&#8217;t have it<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some points to know:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Herr Doktor without a name<\/strong> (<em>Guten Tag, Herr Doktor!<\/em>) is understood, but it sounds old-fashioned. You mostly hear it from older patients.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>In many practices and hospitals<\/strong>, staff and patients now use <em>Frau Weber<\/em> or <em>Herr Schmidt<\/em> even when the doctor has a doctorate. Using the title is never wrong, though, and in a first conversation it is the safe choice.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Austria<\/strong> tends to use academic titles more consistently than Germany, in speech and in writing, so when in doubt there, use the title.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>In writing<\/strong>, the title before a name is abbreviated: <em>Frau Dr. Weber<\/em>, not <em>Frau Doktor Weber<\/em>. In speech, it is spoken in full.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general rules for <em>Herr<\/em> and <em>Frau<\/em> are in <a href=\"\/blog\/herr-frau-addressing-people-german\/\">Herr, Frau and addressing people in German<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of doctors in German<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German builds the names of specialists with <em>-arzt<\/em> \/ <em>-\u00e4rztin<\/em>. Learn one pattern and you know them all.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>German (m \/ f)<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><em>der Hausarzt \/ die Haus\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>family doctor, GP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Facharzt \/ die Fach\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>specialist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Zahnarzt \/ die Zahn\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>dentist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Kinderarzt \/ die Kinder\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>paediatrician<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Frauenarzt \/ die Frauen\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>gynaecologist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Hautarzt \/ die Haut\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>dermatologist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Augenarzt \/ die Augen\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>eye doctor, ophthalmologist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der HNO-Arzt \/ die HNO-\u00c4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>ear, nose and throat doctor (<em>Hals-Nasen-Ohren<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Orthop\u00e4de \/ die Orthop\u00e4din<\/em><\/td><td>orthopaedic doctor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Internist \/ die Internistin<\/em><\/td><td>internal medicine specialist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Tierarzt \/ die Tier\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>vet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Notarzt \/ die Not\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>emergency doctor (sent out with the emergency services)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Betriebsarzt \/ die Betriebs\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>company doctor, occupational physician<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Assistenzarzt \/ die Assistenz\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>resident, junior doctor in a hospital<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Oberarzt \/ die Ober\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>senior physician<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>der Chefarzt \/ die Chef\u00e4rztin<\/em><\/td><td>head of department<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <em>-arzt<\/em> words, the umlaut appears in every feminine and every plural form: <em>die Zahn\u00e4rztin<\/em>, <em>die Zahn\u00e4rzte<\/em>. Most people start with a <em>Hausarzt<\/em>; how to find one is in <a href=\"\/blog\/find-a-hausarzt-germany\/\">find a Hausarzt in Germany<\/a>, and what to say during the appointment is in <a href=\"\/blog\/german-at-the-doctor\/\">German at the doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zum Arzt, beim Arzt, vom Arzt: the prepositions<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With people, German uses <em>zu<\/em>, <em>bei<\/em> and <em>von<\/em>, all with the dative. Here is the system:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Question<\/th><th>Preposition<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Where are you going?<\/td><td><em>zu<\/em> + dative<\/td><td><em>Ich gehe zum Arzt.<\/em> \/ <em>Ich gehe zur \u00c4rztin.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Where are you?<\/td><td><em>bei<\/em> + dative<\/td><td><em>Ich bin beim Arzt.<\/em> \/ <em>Ich war bei der Zahn\u00e4rztin.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Where are you coming from?<\/td><td><em>von<\/em> + dative<\/td><td><em>Ich komme gerade vom Arzt.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Zum<\/em> = <em>zu dem<\/em>, <em>zur<\/em> = <em>zu der<\/em>, <em>beim<\/em> = <em>bei dem<\/em>, <em>vom<\/em> = <em>von dem<\/em>. With a name, there is no article: <em>Ich gehe zu Dr. Weber. Ich habe einen Termin bei Frau Dr. Weber.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the place, German uses <em>in<\/em>: <em>Ich gehe in die Praxis<\/em> (accusative, movement) and <em>Ich bin in der Praxis<\/em> (dative, location). The full logic of these prepositions is in <a href=\"\/blog\/german-prepositions-akkusativ-dativ\/\">German prepositions with accusative and dative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praxis, Klinik or Krankenhaus?<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>German<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>What it is<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><em>die Arztpraxis<\/em> \/ <em>die Praxis<\/em><\/td><td>doctor&#8217;s office, practice<\/td><td>where a <em>Hausarzt<\/em> or specialist sees patients<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>das Krankenhaus<\/em><\/td><td>hospital<\/td><td>general hospital<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>die Klinik<\/em><\/td><td>hospital, clinic<\/td><td>a hospital, often a specialised one; also <em>die Uniklinik<\/em> (university hospital)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>die Notaufnahme<\/em><\/td><td>emergency department<\/td><td>in a hospital<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>die Ambulanz<\/em><\/td><td>outpatient department; also ambulance<\/td><td>for the vehicle, most people say <em>der Krankenwagen<\/em> or <em>der Rettungswagen<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In everyday speech, <em>Klinik<\/em> and <em>Krankenhaus<\/em> often overlap. <em>Praxis<\/em> never means a hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;I&#8217;m a doctor&#8221; in German: no article<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you state your profession, German uses no article:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Ich bin \u00c4rztin.<\/em> (I&#8217;m a doctor.) for a woman<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Ich bin Arzt.<\/em> for a man<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Ich arbeite als Assistenz\u00e4rztin in der Inneren Medizin.<\/em> (I work as a junior doctor in internal medicine.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Mein Vater ist Zahnarzt.<\/em> (My father is a dentist.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You add an article only when there is an adjective: <em>Sie ist eine sehr erfahrene \u00c4rztin.<\/em> (She is a very experienced doctor.)<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your German is still developing, the hardest part of these conversations is not the vocabulary, it is answering quickly with the right article and preposition. SipLingo has voice scenarios such as the doctor visit and work situations, with instant corrections of grammar and word order explained in your own language. <a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=arzt-vs-doktor-german&amp;utm_content=inline\">Practise doctor conversations by voice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"siplingo-store-badges\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:24px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/id6783970183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/app_store.png\" alt=\"Download SipLingo on the App Store\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ch.zgdevelopment.siplingo&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dblog%26utm_medium%3Dpost%26utm_campaign%3Darzt-vs-doktor-german%26utm_content%3Dbadge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/play_store.png\" alt=\"Get SipLingo on Google Play\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mini-dialogues<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the reception desk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Receptionist:<\/strong> <em>Guten Morgen. Haben Sie einen Termin?<\/em> (Good morning. Do you have an appointment?)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You:<\/strong> <em>Ja, um halb zehn bei Frau Dr. Weber.<\/em> (Yes, at half past nine with Dr Weber.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Receptionist:<\/strong> <em>Nehmen Sie bitte im Wartezimmer Platz.<\/em> (Please take a seat in the waiting room.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Small talk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Neighbour:<\/strong> <em>Was machen Sie beruflich?<\/em> (What do you do for a living?)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You:<\/strong> <em>Ich bin \u00c4rztin. Ich arbeite im Krankenhaus, in der Kinderklinik.<\/em> (I&#8217;m a doctor. I work at the hospital, in the children&#8217;s clinic.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Ich bin ein Arzt.<\/em> Without an adjective, drop the article: <em>Ich bin Arzt.<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><em>Ich gehe zu dem Arzt.<\/em> Only correct when you stress one particular doctor (<em>zu dem Arzt, den du empfohlen hast<\/em>); normally say <em>zum Arzt<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Ich gehe nach dem Arzt.<\/em> <em>Nach<\/em> is for cities and countries; with people use <em>zu<\/em>: <em>Ich gehe zum Arzt.<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><em>Ich bin bei dem \u00c4rztin.<\/em> <em>\u00c4rztin<\/em> is feminine: <em>bei der \u00c4rztin<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Die Arztin.<\/em> The feminine form needs the umlaut: <em>die \u00c4rztin<\/em>. Without umlauts, write <em>Aerztin<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Sehr geehrte Frau Doktor Weber<\/em> in an email. In writing, abbreviate: <em>Sehr geehrte Frau Dr. Weber.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise: fill in the gap<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complete with <em>zum<\/em>, <em>zur<\/em>, <em>beim<\/em>, <em>bei der<\/em> or nothing (\u2013).<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ich habe Zahnschmerzen. Ich muss ___ Zahnarzt.<\/li>\n\n<li>Meine Tochter hat Fieber. Wir gehen ___ Kinder\u00e4rztin.<\/li>\n\n<li>Wo warst du? \u2013 Ich war ___ Hautarzt.<\/li>\n\n<li>Ich bin ___ \u00c4rztin von Beruf.<\/li>\n\n<li>Sie hat morgen einen Termin ___ Frauen\u00e4rztin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answers:<\/strong> 1. zum 2. zur 3. beim 4. \u2013 (<em>Ich bin \u00c4rztin von Beruf.<\/em>) 5. bei der<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanings and forms of address checked in October 2026 against the Duden dictionary; for foreign degrees, the Kultusministerkonferenz principles and your federal state&#8217;s rules apply. How titles are used in a particular practice or hospital varies; follow what colleagues and staff do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the official details and the latest updates, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.make-it-in-germany.com\/en\/working-in-germany\/job-search-application\/professions-in-demand\/physicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make it in Germany (Federal Government): Physicians: Approbation and language requirements<\/a> \u2013 Approbation, B2 general German plus a C1 medical language test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which is correct, Arzt or Doktor?<\/strong><br\/>\nBoth are correct. <em>Arzt<\/em> (<em>\u00c4rztin<\/em> for a woman) is the profession, <em>Doktor<\/em> is an academic title, and in everyday speech <em>Doktor<\/em> is also used for a physician. In writing and at work, use <em>Arzt<\/em> or <em>\u00c4rztin<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is a female doctor in German?<\/strong><br\/>\nA female physician is <em>die \u00c4rztin<\/em> (plural <em>die \u00c4rztinnen<\/em>). A woman with a doctorate is addressed as <em>Frau Doktor<\/em> in speech and <em>Frau Dr.<\/em> in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do Germans call doctors?<\/strong><br\/>\nThey usually say <em>der Arzt<\/em> \/ <em>die \u00c4rztin<\/em>, or the specialist name such as <em>der Hausarzt<\/em> or <em>die Zahn\u00e4rztin<\/em>. Colloquially, people also say <em>zum Doktor gehen<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you say &#8220;I&#8217;m a doctor&#8221; in German?<\/strong><br\/>\nSay <em>Ich bin \u00c4rztin<\/em> (woman) or <em>Ich bin Arzt<\/em> (man), without an article. With an adjective you need the article: <em>Ich bin eine erfahrene \u00c4rztin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you address a doctor in German?<\/strong><br\/>\nTraditionally <em>Frau Doktor Weber<\/em> or <em>Herr Doktor Schmidt<\/em>; in writing <em>Sehr geehrte Frau Dr. Weber<\/em>. Many people now also use just <em>Frau Weber<\/em> or <em>Herr Schmidt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Talk to the doctor with confidence.<\/strong> SipLingo lets you practise real German conversations by voice and corrects you instantly, in your own language.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=arzt-vs-doktor-german&amp;utm_content=footer\">Start free \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both are correct: der Arzt \/ die \u00c4rztin is the profession, Doktor (Dr.) is an academic title. Say &#8220;Ich bin \u00c4rztin&#8221; with no article. 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