allocentric
al·lo·centr·ic/ˌæloʊˈsɛntɹɪk/adjective, noun
allocentric is spelled A-L-L-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables (al·lo·centr·ic). It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, allocentric means “Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allocentric?
| Letters | 11: A-L-L-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: al·lo·centr·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is allocentric?
Allocentric appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 allocentric?
- UK /ˌælə(ʊ)ˈsɛntɹɪk/
- US /ˌæloʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
Allocentric has 4 syllables, split al·lo·centr·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with allocentric?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as allocentric from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntɹɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of allocentric
- more allocentric comparative
- most allocentric superlative
- allocentrics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allocentric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- 2
Of spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on the external environment and independent of one's current location in it (for example, giving a direction as "north" as opposed to "right").
- 3
Of a tourist: tending to be adventurous and preferring novel and unfamiliar experiences.
noun
- 1
A tourist who tends to be adventurous and to prefer novel and unfamiliar experiences.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does allocentric come from?
The adjective is derived from allo- (prefix meaning ‘different; other’) + -centric (suffix meaning ‘having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention’). Sense 3 (‘of a tourist: tending to be adventurous’) was coined by the American travel researcher Stanley C. Plog in a paper presented to the Southern California Chapter of the Travel Research Association on 10 October 1972, which was later published in February 1974. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).