misanthropy
/mɪˈsæn.θɹə.pi/noun
misanthropy is spelled M-I-S-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misanthropy means “A negative view or hatred of the human race” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misanthropy is misanthropies.
How many letters and syllables are in misanthropy?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 misanthropy?
Misanthropy appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 misanthropy?
- /mɪˈsæn.θɹə.pi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misanthropy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of misanthropy
- misanthropies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misanthropy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A negative view or hatred of the human race.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misanthropy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense negative view of people or mankind:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | misanthropie |
| German | Menschenhass, Menschenfeindlichkeit, Misanthropie |
| Portuguese | misantropia |
| Spanish | misantropía |
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 misanthropy come from?
From Ancient Greek μισανθρωπία (misanthrōpía), from μισάνθρωπος (misánthrōpos), from μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human”). The word is analysable as miso- + -anthropy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).