cultural anthropology

/ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/

//ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi// noun

"cultural-anthropology" is a 20-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cultural anthropology” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
21
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The field of anthropology that studies human behavior, culture, and social interaction; one of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology.

Key facts for cultural anthropology
PropertyValue
Headwordcultural anthropology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cultural anthropology” sits in English frequency

cultural anthropology falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cultural anthropology is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The field of anthropology that studies human behavior, culture, and social interaction; one of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology.".

cultural anthropology doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is cultural anthropology, spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L- -A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The field of anthropology that studies human behavior, culture, and social interaction; one of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology.

Synonyms

social anthropologysocioanthropologysocio-cultural anthropology

This word in other languages

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 "cultural anthropology"?
"cultural anthropology" is spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L- -A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/.
What does "cultural anthropology" mean?
As a noun, "cultural anthropology" means: The field of anthropology that studies human behavior, culture, and social interaction; one of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology.
How do you pronounce "cultural anthropology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cultural anthropology" is /ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cultural anthropology" come from?
"cultural anthropology" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cultural anthropology”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L- -A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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