anthropogène

\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.ʒɛn\

/\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.ʒɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“anthropogène” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à ce qui est créé par les activités de l’être humain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-anthropogene · anthropogène · French

anthropogène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for anthropogène
PropertyValue
Headwordanthropogène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.ʒɛn\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anthropogène » en français

anthropogènesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anthropogène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.ʒɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à ce qui est créé par les activités de l’être humain.".

anthropogène has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is anthropogène, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-G-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à ce qui est créé par les activités de l’être humain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Faciès anthropogène à Polygonum sp. pl. observable dans les zones plus ou moins fangeuses fréquentées par les bestiaux et où s’installent des espèces nitratophiles […]

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anthropogène"?
"anthropogène" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-G-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.ʒɛn\.
What does "anthropogène" mean?
As an adjective, "anthropogène" means: Relatif à ce qui est créé par les activités de l’être humain.
How do you pronounce "anthropogène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anthropogène" is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.ʒɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anthropogène" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list