égocentrique

\e.ɡo.sɑ̃.tʁik\

/\e.ɡo.sɑ̃.tʁik\/ adj

The verdict

“égocentrique” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,610
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Centré sur soi-même, qui se croit le centre de l'attention. → voir nombriliste

Corpus desk

Index FR-egocentrique · égocentrique · French

égocentrique · rank #29,610 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,610
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH éditrice

Nearest frequency peer: éditrice (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « égocentrique »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « égocentrique » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

égocentrique vs excentrique
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for égocentrique
PropertyValue
Headwordégocentrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.ɡo.sɑ̃.tʁik\
Letters12
Frequency rank#29,610
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « égocentrique »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.égocentriquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « éditrice » (#29,609), « écluse » (#29,608), « énoncer » (#29,612). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « égocentrique » est au #29,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around égocentrique (IPA \e.ɡo.sɑ̃.tʁik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,610 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for égocentrique, with forms such as "egocentrique", "géocentrique", and "égcoentrique". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "excentrique", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is égocentrique, spelled É-G-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Centré sur soi-même, qui se croit le centre de l'attention. → voir nombriliste
  2. 2
    Qui provient de soi et non de l’extérieur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how égocentrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Car Montpellier, hors la session universitaire où la nuée virevoltante des étudiants envahissait et rendait vie et bruyance, rompant avec la somnolence habituelle de ma douce et égocentrique ville, restait figée dans un train-train « pépère ».
  2. Je suis pas narcissique, encore moins égocentrique ou vantarde, je parle juste un petit peu trop de moi…

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egocentrique
  • géocentrique
  • égcoentrique
  • éggocentrique
  • égoccentrique
  • égocenntrique
  • égocenrtique
  • égocentirque
  • égocentriqeu
  • égocentriqque
  • égocentriuqe
  • égocentrqiue
  • égocentrrique
  • égocenttrique
  • égocetnrique
  • égocnetrique
  • égoecntrique
  • éogcentrique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of égocentrique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egocentrique1géocentrique2égcoentrique2éggocentrique1égoccentrique1égocenntrique1égocenrtique2égocentirque2
Edit distance from "égocentrique"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "égocentrique"?
"égocentrique" is spelled É-G-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ɡo.sɑ̃.tʁik\.
What does "égocentrique" mean?
As an adjective, "égocentrique" means: Centré sur soi-même, qui se croit le centre de l'attention. → voir nombriliste
What words are commonly confused with "égocentrique"?
"égocentrique" is commonly confused with "excentrique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "égocentrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "égocentrique" is \e.ɡo.sɑ̃.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "égocentrique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "égocentrique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list