anthropologie

\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

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The verdict

“anthropologie” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,303
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Branche des sciences qui étudie l'être humain sous tous ses aspects à la fois :

Corpus desk

Index FR-anthropologie · anthropologie · French

anthropologie · rank #12,303 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,303
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alzheimer

Nearest frequency peer: Alzheimer (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « anthropologie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « anthropologie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

anthropologie vs anthropologue
92% similar
anthropologie vs anthropologues
86% similar
anthropologie vs anthropologique
87% similar

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

Key facts for anthropologie
PropertyValue
Headwordanthropologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters13
Frequency rank#12,303
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « anthropologie »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).anthropologiese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Alzheimer » (#12,302), « anus » (#12,304), « algues » (#12,301). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « anthropologie » est au #12,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around anthropologie (IPA \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.lɔ.ʒi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,303 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for anthropologie, with forms such as "anhtropologie", "annthropologie", and "anthhropologie". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "anthropologue", "anthropologues", "anthropologique", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is anthropologie, spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Branche des sciences qui étudie l'être humain sous tous ses aspects à la fois :
  2. 2
    Branche des sciences qui étudie l'être humain sous tous ses aspects à la fois :
  3. 3
    Branche des sciences qui étudie l'être humain sous tous ses aspects à la fois :
  4. 4
    Branche des sciences qui étudie l'être humain sous tous ses aspects à la fois :
  5. 5
    Vision théologique de la nature humaine, théologie de l'humain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’ai moi-même été militant marxiste-léniniste et j’ai pourtant produit une thèse en anthropologie biologique en recourant au paradigme de la sociobiologie et de la psychologie évolutionniste.
  2. Cette anthropologie approximative du peuple satyresque laisse de côté l'embarrassante question des satyreaux, dont on se demande comment ils ont bien pu être engendrés dans cet univers sans femmes.

This word in other languages

anthropology(English)antropología(Español)Anthropologie(Deutsch)antropologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anhtropologie
  • annthropologie
  • anthhropologie
  • anthorpologie
  • anthrooplogie
  • anthroploogie
  • anthropolgoie
  • anthropollogie
  • anthropologei
  • anthropologgie
  • anthropoloige
  • anthropoolgie
  • anthroppologie
  • anthrpoologie
  • anthrropologie
  • antrhopologie
  • antthropologie
  • atnhropologie
  • nathropologie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anthropologie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anhtropologie2annthropologie1anthhropologie1anthorpologie2anthrooplogie2anthroploogie2anthropolgoie2anthropollogie1
Edit distance from "anthropologie"

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 "anthropologie"?
"anthropologie" is spelled A-N-T-H-R-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "anthropologie" mean?
As a noun, "anthropologie" means: Branche des sciences qui étudie l'être humain sous tous ses aspects à la fois :
What words are commonly confused with "anthropologie"?
"anthropologie" is commonly confused with "anthropologue", "anthropologues", "anthropologique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anthropologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anthropologie" is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anthropologie" come from?
"anthropologie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

ressortissants19 variantsdélibérément19 variantsprédécesseurs19 variantsinterrogations19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list