egocentric
/ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/adjective, noun
egocentric is spelled E-G-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, egocentric means “Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in egocentric?
| Letters | 10: E-G-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is egocentric?
Egocentric appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 egocentric?
- UK /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
- US /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
- Australia /ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/
Egocentric 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-egocentric.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with egocentric?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as egocentric from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntɹɪk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: geocentric.
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 egocentric
- more egocentric comparative
- most egocentric superlative
- egocentrical
- egocentrics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does egocentric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 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.
noun
- 1
A person who is egocentric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Egocentric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | égocentrique |
| German | egozentrisch , Egozentriker |
| Portuguese | egocêntrico, egocêntrica |
| Spanish | egocéntrico, ensimismado |
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 egocentric come from?
From ego- + -centric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).