anthropological

/æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/

//æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl// adj

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"anthropological" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“anthropological” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,660
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to anthropology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-anthropological · anthropological · English

anthropological · rank #25,660 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,660
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH angelica

Nearest frequency peer: angelica (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “anthropological”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “anthropological” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anthropological
PropertyValue
Headwordanthropological
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/
Letters15
Frequency rank#25,660
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anthropological” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).anthropologicallands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “angelica” (#25,659), “anxiously” (#25,661), “Amtrak” (#25,658). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around anthropological (IPA /æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,660 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relating to anthropology.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for anthropological, with forms such as "anhtropological", "annthropological", and "anthhropological". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Relating to anthropology.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Much of the film is a detached, almost anthropological, look at the lives of the women and men, both white and of color, who live in the slums and housing projects outside of Paris.
  2. He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.

Etymology

From anthropology + -ical.

Synonyms

anthropologic

This word in other languages

antropológico(Español)anthropologique(Français)anthropologisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anhtropological
  • annthropological
  • anthhropological
  • anthorpological
  • anthrooplogical
  • anthroploogical
  • anthropolgoical
  • anthropollogical
  • anthropologcial
  • anthropologgical
  • anthropologiacl
  • anthropologicall
  • anthropologiccal
  • anthropologicla
  • anthropoloigcal
  • anthropoolgical
  • anthroppological
  • anthrpoological
  • anthrropological
  • antrhopological
  • antthropological
  • atnhropological
  • nathropological

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anthropological - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anhtropological2annthropological1anthhropological1anthorpological2anthrooplogical2anthroploogical2anthropolgoical2anthropollogical1
Edit distance from "anthropological"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anthropological"?
"anthropological" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/.
What does "anthropological" mean?
As an adjective, "anthropological" means: Relating to anthropology.
What are common misspellings of "anthropological"?
Common misspellings include "anhtropological", "annthropological", "anthhropological", "anthorpological", "anthrooplogical". The correct spelling is "anthropological".
How do you pronounce "anthropological"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anthropological" is /æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/. 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 "anthropological"?
From anthropology + -ical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anthropological", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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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