anthropologic

/ˌæn.θɹoʊ.poʊˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪk/

//ˌæn.θɹoʊ.poʊˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪk// adj

"anthropologic" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“anthropologic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.

Corpus desk

Index EN-anthropologic · anthropologic · English

anthropologic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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 anthropologic
PropertyValue
Headwordanthropologic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌæn.θɹoʊ.poʊˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪk/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anthropologic” sits in English frequency

anthropologicsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

anthropologic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌæn.θɹoʊ.poʊˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.".

anthropologic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From anthropology + -ic. The correct English form is anthropologic, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Anthropologic wisdom. — Kingsley.

Etymology

From anthropology + -ic.

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 "anthropologic"?
"anthropologic" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæn.θɹoʊ.poʊˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪk/.
What does "anthropologic" mean?
As an adjective, "anthropologic" means: anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
How do you pronounce "anthropologic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anthropologic" is /ˌæn.θɹoʊ.poʊˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "anthropologic"?
From anthropology + -ic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list