pericentric
adjective
pericentric is spelled P-E-R-I-C-E-N-T-R-I-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pericentric means “pericentral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pericentric?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-I-C-E-N-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pericentric?
Pericentric appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of pericentric
- more pericentric comparative
- most pericentric superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pericentric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
pericentral
- 2
Of or pertaining to a pericentre
- 3
Of or pertaining to the centromere of a chromosome
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pericentric come from?
From peri- + centric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).