German noun, masculine · CEFR A1

der Arzt

Meaning in English: doctor

Rank 1,435 of 5,000noun · derLevel A13 forms in the list
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Example

Mit dem Fieber solltest du zum Arzt gehen.

With that fever you should go to the doctor.

Der, die or das?

Arzt is masculine: der Arzt. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Arzt in the top 5,000

These forms of Arzt are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Ärzte#1,496
doctorsA1

Die Ärzte haben ihm Ruhe verordnet.
The doctors prescribed him rest.

Ärzten#4,139
doctors (dative)A2

Ich war schon bei drei Ärzten, aber keiner konnte helfen.
I've been to three doctors, but none could help.

How common is Arzt?

Arzt is number 1,435 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 64 times per million words — about once every 16,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 68% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,431die Vorbereitungpreparation
  2. 1,432schauento look, to watch
  3. 1,433Bürgerinnencitizens (female)
  4. 1,434die Serieseries
  5. 1,435der Arztdoctor
  6. 1,436besserebetter
  7. 1,437das Vorjahrprevious year
  8. 1,438das Institutinstitute
  9. 1,439wolltenwanted

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