egocêntrico
Portuguese, noun/e.ɡoˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/
egocêntrico is spelled E-G-O-C-Ê-N-T-R-I-C-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Egocêntrico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “egocentric (person who is egocentric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo egocêntrico, personalista”.
What does egocêntrico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
egocentric (obsessed with oneself)
noun
- 1
masculineegocentric (person who is egocentric)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se da pessoa que apenas pensa em si mesmo 2. que só percebe as palavras em função de como elas o afetam, e que por consequência possui dificuldade em avaliar os seus impactos segundo a perspectiva e circunstâncias experimentadas por outras pessoas 3. egocentrado
noun: 1. indivíduo egocêntrico, personalista
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of egocêntrico
- egocêntrica feminine
- egocêntricos masculine plural
- egocêntricas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce egocêntrico?
- Brazil /e.ɡoˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/
- Portugal /i.ɡuˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/
- Portugal [i.ɣuˈsẽ.tɾi.ku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to egocêntrico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is egocêntrico in Portuguese?
egocêntrico appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).