lycanthrope
/ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp/noun
lycanthrope is spelled L-Y-C-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lycanthrope means “A werewolf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lycanthrope is lycanthropes.
How many letters and syllables are in lycanthrope?
| Letters | 11: L-Y-C-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lycanthrope?
Lycanthrope appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 lycanthrope?
- /ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp/
- /laɪˈkænθɹoʊp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lycanthrope.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lycanthrope
- lycanthropes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lycanthrope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A werewolf.
- 2
More generally, any sort of werecreature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lycanthrope come from?
From Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) – a compound of λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”). By surface analysis, lyc- + -anthrope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).