Anthropologe

[antʁopoˈloːɡə]

/[antʁopoˈloːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anthropologe” is uncommon German (frequency #88,636 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,636
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Wissenschaftler, der sich mit der Anthropologie beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-anthropologe · Anthropologe · German

Anthropologe · rank #88,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,636
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anstellte

Nearest frequency peer: anstellte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Anthropologe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Anthropologe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anthropologe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnthropologe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[antʁopoˈloːɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#88,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anthropologe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anthropologefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anstellte“ (#88,635), „anthroposophischen“ (#88,637), „ansehnlicher“ (#88,634). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anthropologe“ bei #88,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anthropologe is uncommon German at frequency #88,636 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [antʁopoˈloːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Wissenschaftler, der sich mit der Anthropologie beschäftigt".

Anthropologe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Anthropologe, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Wissenschaftler, der sich mit der Anthropologie beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Anthropologe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Anthropologen konnten nachweisen, dass der Besitzer mit etwa 25 bis 30 Jahren starb.“
  2. „Der Anthropologe Jomo Kenyatta, charismatischer Führer der KAU und Teil des gemäßigten Flügels, distanziert sich von den Mau-Mau und fordert ein Ende der Gewalt.“

This word in other languages

anthropologist(English)antropólogo(Español)anthropologue(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anthropologe"?
"Anthropologe" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [antʁopoˈloːɡə].
What does "Anthropologe" mean?
As a noun, "Anthropologe" means: ein Wissenschaftler, der sich mit der Anthropologie beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Anthropologe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anthropologe" is [antʁopoˈloːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anthropologe" come from?
"Anthropologe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anthropologe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ansehnlicher#88,634angehörenden#88,628Atomabkommen#88,654Affentheater#88,616

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list