Afrocentrism
noun
Afrocentrism is spelled A-F-R-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Afrocentrism means “Black African ethnocentrism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Afrocentrism?
| Letters | 12: A-F-R-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Afrocentrism?
Afrocentrism appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
Forms of Afrocentrism
- Afrocentricism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Afrocentrism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Black African ethnocentrism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afrocentrism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense black African ethnocentrism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | afrocentrisme |
| Portuguese | afrocentrismo |
| Spanish | afrocentrismo |
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 Afrocentrism come from?
From Afro- + -centrism. The adjective Afrocentric dates to the early 1960s; Afrocentrism is attested from the late 1960s or early 1970s, both in the context of the civil rights movement and black nationalism in the United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).