Afrocentric
adjective
Afrocentric is spelled A-F-R-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Afrocentric means “Centered on, derived from, or emphasizing African culture, history, and the contributions of people of African descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Afrocentric?
| Letters | 11: A-F-R-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Afrocentric?
Afrocentric appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Afrocentric?
Afrocentric has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Afrocentric
- more Afrocentric comparative
- most Afrocentric superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Afrocentric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Centered on, derived from, or emphasizing African culture, history, and the contributions of people of African descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afrocentric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense focusing on black African people:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | afrocentrique |
| Portuguese | afrocêntrico, afrocentrista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Afrocentric come from?
From Afro- + -centric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).