anthropocentric
/ˌænθ.rə.pəˈsɛn.trɪk/adjective
anthropocentric is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anthropocentric means “Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anthropocentric?
| Letters | 15: A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is anthropocentric?
Anthropocentric appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 anthropocentric?
- /ˌænθ.rə.pəˈsɛn.trɪk/
Anthropocentric has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Scelultrix-anthropocentric.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anthropocentric
- more anthropocentric comparative
- most anthropocentric superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anthropocentric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anthropocentric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense giving preference to humans:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anthropocentrique |
| German | anthropozentrisch |
| Portuguese | antropocêntrico |
| Spanish | antropocéntrico |
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 anthropocentric come from?
From anthropo- + -centric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).