antropología

[ãn̪t̪ɾopoloˈxia]

/[ãn̪t̪ɾopoloˈxia]/ noun

The verdict

“antropología” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,402
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciencia social que estudia todas las dimensiones del ser humano. Algunas de sus ramas son la antropología clásica, biológica, médica, social, política, filosófica, nutricional, forense, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-antropologia · antropología · Spanish

antropología · rank #9,402 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,402
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH anterioridad

Nearest frequency peer: anterioridad (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “antropología”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “antropología” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

antropología vs antropólogo
75% similar
antropología vs antropólogos
75% similar
antropología vs antropológico
69% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for antropología
PropertyValue
Headwordantropología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãn̪t̪ɾopoloˈxia]
Letters12
Frequency rank#9,402
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “antropología”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.antropologíacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “anterioridad” (#9,401), “aplicando” (#9,403), “ambición” (#9,400). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “antropología” va en #9,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around antropología (IPA [ãn̪t̪ɾopoloˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,402 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciencia social que estudia todas las dimensiones del ser humano. Algunas de sus ramas son la antropología clásica, biológica, médica, social, política, filosófica, nutricional, forense, etc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for antropología, with forms such as "anntropología", "anrtopología", and "antorpología". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "antropólogo", "antropólogos", "antropológico", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is antropología, spelled A-N-T-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia social que estudia todas las dimensiones del ser humano. Algunas de sus ramas son la antropología clásica, biológica, médica, social, política, filosófica, nutricional, forense, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how antropología appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La antropología se suele identificar con la excavación de restos humanos (en Antropología).

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntropología
  • anrtopología
  • antorpología
  • antrooplogía
  • antroploogía
  • antropolgoía
  • antropollogía
  • antropologaí
  • antropologgía
  • antropoloíga
  • antropoolgía
  • antroppología
  • antrpoología
  • antrropología
  • anttropología
  • atnropología
  • natropología

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antropología - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anntropología1anrtopología2antorpología2antrooplogía2antroploogía2antropolgoía2antropollogía1antropologaí2
Edit distance from "antropología"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antropología"?
"antropología" is spelled A-N-T-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪t̪ɾopoloˈxia].
What does "antropología" mean?
As a noun, "antropología" means: Ciencia social que estudia todas las dimensiones del ser humano. Algunas de sus ramas son la antropología clásica, biológica, médica, social, política, filosófica, nutricional, forense, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "antropología"?
"antropología" is commonly confused with "antropólogo", "antropólogos", "antropológico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antropología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antropología" is [ãn̪t̪ɾopoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antropología" come from?
"antropología" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "antropología", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list