pseudo

1. 1.

   (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

   “a pseudo esthete”

   “pseudoclassic”

   Similarcounterfeit

   combining form

Other forms of pseudo

plural

pseudoes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pseudo

What does pseudo mean?

pseudo means "a person who makes deceitful pretenses". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pseudo?

pseudo has 2 syllables: pseu-do. The stress falls on "pseu". In IPA it is /ˈsudoʊ/.

What is another word for pseudo?

Close synonyms include imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pseudo a common word?

pseudo is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.