anthropisch
[anˈtʁoːpɪʃ]
The verdict
“anthropisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft des Kosmos, sich im und durch den Menschen selbst zu erkennen (diejenigen Eigenschaften von Kosmos und Naturgesetzen, die es ermöglicht haben, mit dem Menschen eine Lebensform hervorzub...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anthropisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [anˈtʁoːpɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anthropisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anthropisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [anˈtʁoːpɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft des Kosmos, sich im und durch den Menschen selbst zu erkennen (diejenigen Eigenschaften von Kosmos und Naturgesetzen, die es ermöglicht haben, mit dem Menschen eine Lebensform hervorzub...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anthropisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anthropisch, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft des Kosmos, sich im und durch den Menschen selbst zu erkennen (diejenigen Eigenschaften von Kosmos und Naturgesetzen, die es ermöglicht haben, mit dem Menschen eine Lebensform hervorzubringen, die eben diese kosmischen Eigenschaften und Bedingungen erkennen kann; „einen engen Zusammenhang zwischen den Naturgesetzen, dem Kosmos u. der menschlichen Existenz postulierend“)
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “anthropisch”
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- The one correct German spelling is A-N-T-H-R-O-P-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [anˈtʁoːpɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.