anthropological
/æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/adjective
anthropological is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anthropological means “Relating to anthropology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anthropological?
| Letters | 15: A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 anthropological?
Anthropological appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 anthropological?
- US /æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/
Anthropological has 6 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)-Vealhurl-anthropological.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anthropological
- more anthropological comparative
- most anthropological superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anthropological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to anthropology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate anthropological?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of anthropological: anthrop..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anthropological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to anthropology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anthropologique |
| German | anthropologisch |
| Portuguese | antropológico |
| Spanish | antropológico |
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 anthropological come from?
From anthropology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).