excentrique
French, adjective/ɛk.sɑ̃.tʁik/
excentrique is spelled E-X-C-E-N-T-R-I-Q-U-E (11 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Excentrique is a French adjective meaning “eccentric (away from the centre)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont le centre s’écarte d’un point donné”.
What does excentrique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
eccentric (away from the centre)
- 2
eccentric (not having the same centre)
- 3
eccentric (characterized by unusual behaviour), oddball
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont le centre s’écarte d’un point donné. 2. Dont l’excentricité orbitale est prononcée. 3. Qui n’a pas le même centre. 4. Qui s’éloigne du centre.
noun: 1. Organe d’une machine qui sert à transformer un mouvement circulaire en un mouvement rectiligne alternatif. 2. Objet rituel de la culture maya, aux formes alambiquées, taillé dans du silex ou de l’obsidienne. 3. Spéléothème de forme irrégulière, comme une hélictite.
noun: 1. Personne qui ne se soumet pas aux habitudes ou aux idées reçues pour une façon de faire, de parler, de penser extravagante.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of excentrique
- excentriques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce excentrique?
- /ɛk.sɑ̃.tʁik/
- \ɛk.sɑ̃.tʁik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to excentrique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is excentrique in French?
excentrique appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).