Anthroponym

[antʁopoˈnyːm]

/[antʁopoˈnyːm]/ noun

The verdict

“Anthroponym” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Name, der einer Person gegeben wurde oder wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-anthroponym · Anthroponym · German

Anthroponym · 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.

Key facts for Anthroponym
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnthroponym
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[antʁopoˈnyːm]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anthroponym“ im Deutschen

Anthroponymsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anthroponym is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [antʁopoˈnyːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Name, der einer Person gegeben wurde oder wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Anthroponym in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Anthroponym, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-N-Y-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Name, der einer Person gegeben wurde oder wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gute Lexika haben meist ein gesondertes Kapitel „Anthroponyme und Toponyme“.
  2. „Krista“ ist ein finnisches Anthroponym.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anthroponym"?
"Anthroponym" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-N-Y-M. The IPA pronunciation is [antʁopoˈnyːm].
What does "Anthroponym" mean?
As a noun, "Anthroponym" means: Name, der einer Person gegeben wurde oder wird
How do you pronounce "Anthroponym"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anthroponym" is [antʁopoˈnyːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anthroponym" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list