egocentric

Name: egocentric, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/

//ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk// adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“egocentric” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,149 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#54,149
frequency rank, English: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.

Key facts for egocentric
Property	Value
Headword	egocentric
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#54,149
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “egocentric” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). egocentric lands here:

#54,149

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for egocentric is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,149 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for egocentric in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ego- + -centric. The correct English form is egocentric, spelled E-G-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C.

Definition

1
Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
2
Egotistical.
3
Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.

Etymology

From ego- + -centric.

This word in other languages

ensimismado(Español)égocentrique(Français)egozentrisch(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "egocentric"?

"egocentric" is spelled E-G-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/.

What does "egocentric" mean?

As an adjective, "egocentric" means: Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.

How do you pronounce "egocentric"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egocentric" is /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "egocentric"?

From ego- + -centric. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “egocentric”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is E-G-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.