Anthropomorphismus
German, noun/ˌantʁopomɔʁˈfɪsmʊs/
Anthropomorphismus is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M-U-S (18 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written German, the 282,248th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anthropomorphismus is a German masculine noun meaning “anthropomorphism, the ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman animals and creatures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zuschreibung menschlicher Eigenschaften (zu Nichtmenschlichem)”.
What does Anthropomorphismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineanthropomorphism, the ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman animals and creatures.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zuschreibung menschlicher Eigenschaften (zu Nichtmenschlichem) 2. Zuschreibung menschlicher Eigenschaften zu (einem) Gott
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Anthropomorphismus
- Anthropomorphismen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anthropomorphismus?
- /ˌantʁopomɔʁˈfɪsmʊs/
- [antʁopomɔʁˈfɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anthropomorphismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anthropomorphismus in German?
Anthropomorphismus appears about once in every 24 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).