exocentric
"exocentric" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exocentric” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exocentric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exocentric” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
exocentric is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
exocentric doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From exo- + -centric. The correct English form is exocentric, spelled E-X-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
- 2Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
- 3Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
Etymology
From exo- + -centric.
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.
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Using “exocentric”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.