geocentrism
noun
geocentrism is spelled G-E-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, geocentrism means “A belief that the Earth is the center of the universe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in geocentrism?
| Letters | 11: G-E-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 geocentrism?
Geocentrism appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 geocentrism?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-geocentrism.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with geocentrism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as geocentrism.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: egocentrism.
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).
What does geocentrism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
- 2
informalThe misbelief that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Geocentrism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense belief that Earth is the center of the universe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | géocentrisme |
| Portuguese | geocentrismo |
| Spanish | geocentrismo |
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 geocentrism come from?
From geo- + -centrism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).