anthropogen
[ˌantʁopoˈɡeːn]
The verdict
“anthropogen” 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 September 3, 2026) - durch den Menschen oder durch menschliches Handeln verursacht oder entstanden
Corpus desk
Index DE-anthropogen · anthropogen · German
anthropogen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anthropogen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌantʁopoˈɡeːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anthropogen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anthropogen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌantʁopoˈɡeːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch den Menschen oder durch menschliches Handeln verursacht oder entstanden".
No misspelling variants are generated for anthropogen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is anthropogen, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch den Menschen oder durch menschliches Handeln verursacht oder entstanden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anthropogen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als anthropogene Klimasignale werden dabei diejenigen Varianz- bzw. Trendanteile der anthropogenen Klimabeeinflussung, die sich bestimmten Ursachen zuordnen lassen, bezeichnet.“
Anlagebedingt kommt es durch die Neuanlage von Wegen, Spielflächen, Freizeitmöglichkeiten und Ausstellungsflächen zu einer deutlich anthropogeneren Prägung des UG [Untersuchungsgebietes].
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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.