pseudo-
/ˈsjuː.doʊ/
"pseudo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pseudo-” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - False; not genuine; fake.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pseudo · pseudo- · English
pseudo- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pseudo- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /ˈsjuː.doʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pseudo-” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pseudo- is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed /ˈsjuː.doʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pseudo- in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”). The correct English form is pseudo-, spelled P-S-E-U-D-O--.
Definition
- 1False; not genuine; fake.
- 2Quasi-; almost.
Etymology
From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.