# anthropology

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #12,004

## Definitions
1. The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
2. The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.

## Etymology
From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.

## Common misspellings (19)
`anhtropology`, `annthropology`, `anthhropology`, `anthorpology`, `anthrooplogy`, `anthroploogy`, `anthropolgoy`, `anthropollogy`, `anthropologgy`, `anthropologyy`, `anthropoloyg`, `anthropoolgy`, `anthroppology`, `anthrpoology`, `anthrropology`, `antrhopology`, `antthropology`, `atnhropology`, `nathropology`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anthropology