Philanthrop
[filanˈtʁoːp]
The verdict
“Philanthrop” 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) - den Menschen bzw. der Menschheit freundlich gesinnte Person
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Index DE-philanthrop · Philanthrop · German
Philanthrop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Philanthrop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [filanˈtʁoːp] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Philanthrop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Philanthrop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [filanˈtʁoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Menschen bzw. der Menschheit freundlich gesinnte Person".
No misspelling variants are generated for Philanthrop in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Philanthrop, spelled P-H-I-L-A-N-T-H-R-O-P.
Definition
- 1den Menschen bzw. der Menschheit freundlich gesinnte Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Philanthrop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Philosophen werden wegen ihres Weltdurchblickes zu Philanthropen.
„Der Philanthrop fördert Pläne zutage, äußert Ideen, vertraut ihre Ausführung dem Menschen, dem Schweigen, der Arbeit, Weisungen, stummen und machtlosen Dingen an.“
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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.