lycanthrope
French, noun/li.kɑ̃.tʁɔp/
lycanthrope is spelled L-Y-C-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lycanthrope is a French feminine noun meaning “werewolf; lycanthrope (wolflike human)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Humain ayant la capacité de se transformer en loup, en particulier pendant les nuits de pleine lune”.
What does lycanthrope mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinewerewolf; lycanthrope (wolflike human)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Humain ayant la capacité de se transformer en loup, en particulier pendant les nuits de pleine lune. 2. Personne qui est atteinte de lycanthropie, c’est-à-dire qui se prend pour un loup.
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.
Forms of lycanthrope
- lycanthropes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lycanthrope?
- /li.kɑ̃.tʁɔp/
- \li.kɑ̃.tʁɔp\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lycanthrope
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lycanthrope in French?
lycanthrope appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).