anthropocène

\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.sɛn\

/\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.sɛn\/ noun

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The verdict

“anthropocène” is uncommon French (frequency #78,125 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,125
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Époque de l’histoire de la Terre et de l’humanité, ouverte avec la révolution industrielle au XVIIIᵉ et succédant ainsi à l’holocène, au cours de laquelle l’espèce humaine est devenue une force géo...

Key facts for anthropocène
PropertyValue
Headwordanthropocène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.sɛn\
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anthropocène” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anthropocène lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anthropocène is uncommon French at frequency #78,125 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.sɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Époque de l’histoire de la Terre et de l’humanité, ouverte avec la révolution industrielle au XVIIIᵉ et succédant ainsi à l’holocène, au cours de laquelle l’espèce humaine est devenue une force géo...".

No misspelling variants are generated for anthropocène in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is anthropocène, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-C-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Époque de l’histoire de la Terre et de l’humanité, ouverte avec la révolution industrielle au XVIIIᵉ et succédant ainsi à l’holocène, au cours de laquelle l’espèce humaine est devenue une force géologique majeure gouvernant l’état, le fonctionnement et l’évolution de la planète.

Synonyms

anthropogèneère anthropozoïquecénogènenoosphèrepsychozoïque

This word in other languages

anthropocene(English)antropoceno(Español)Anthropozän(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anthropocène"?
"anthropocène" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-C-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.sɛn\.
What does "anthropocène" mean?
As a noun, "anthropocène" means: Époque de l’histoire de la Terre et de l’humanité, ouverte avec la révolution industrielle au XVIIIᵉ et succédant ainsi à l’holocène, au cours de laquelle l’espèce humaine est devenue une force géo...
How do you pronounce "anthropocène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anthropocène" is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.sɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anthropocène" come from?
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Using “anthropocène”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-C-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.sɛn\ (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