anthropomorphism
/ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/noun
anthropomorphism is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M: 16 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anthropomorphism means “The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anthropomorphism is anthropomorphisms.
How many letters and syllables are in anthropomorphism?
| Letters | 16: A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is anthropomorphism?
Anthropomorphism appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 anthropomorphism?
- US /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/
Anthropomorphism 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)-Vininn126-anthropomorphism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with anthropomorphism?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as anthropomorphism from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹfɪzəm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of anthropomorphism
- anthropomorphisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anthropomorphism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities.
- 2
The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to divine nonhuman entities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anthropomorphism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anthropomorphisme |
| German | Anthropomorphismus |
| Portuguese | antropomorfismo |
| Spanish | antropomorfismo |
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 anthropomorphism come from?
Coined in the mid-1700s. From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) and μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -morphism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).