anthro
/ˈænθɹoʊ/noun, adjective
anthro is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anthro means “Anthropology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anthro is anthros.
How many letters and syllables are in anthro?
| Letters | 6: A-N-T-H-R-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is anthro?
Anthro appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce anthro?
- US /ˈænθɹoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-anthro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anthro
- anthros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anthro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAnthropology.
- 2
informalAn anthropologist.
- 3
informalslangAn anthropomorphic character, typically used to refer to characters with humanoid forms in contrast with feral characters.
adjective
- 1
informalanthropomorphic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anthro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense An anthropomorphic character:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anthro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does anthro come from?
Shortening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).