-centric
/ˈsɛntrɪk/
"centric" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“-centric” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a specified number of centres.
Corpus desk
Index EN-centric · -centric · English
-centric · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -centric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | /ˈsɛntrɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “-centric” in English
Rare enough to double-check
-centric is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed /ˈsɛntrɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for -centric in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós, “central”). Cognate with Bengali -কেন্দ্রিক (-kendrik) The correct English form is -centric, spelled --C-E-N-T-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Having a specified number of centres.
- 2Having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how -centric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When the staccato, Neptunes-ian single “Boyfriend” was released in March, musical prognosticators were quick to peg the album it portended, Believe, as Justin Bieber’s Justified, a grown-and-sexy, R&B-centric departure that evolved millennial teenybopper Justin Timberlake into one of the unifying pop-music figures of the aughts.
Decades of road-centric planning and policies have tilted the playing field strongly against public transport use.
Etymology
Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós, “central”). Cognate with Bengali -কেন্দ্রিক (-kendrik)
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.