anthropo-
French, prefix/ɑ̃.tʁɔ.po/
anthropo- is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 122,418th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anthropo- is a French prefix meaning “anthropo-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément qui signifie être humain”.
What does anthropo- mean in English?
prefix
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anthropo-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Élément qui signifie être humain.
noun: 1. Anthropologie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce anthropo-?
- /ɑ̃.tʁɔ.po/
- \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ\
- \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.po\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anthropo- in French?
anthropo- appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).