pseudoscalar
noun
pseudoscalar is spelled P-S-E-U-D-O-S-C-A-L-A-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pseudoscalar means “A quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pseudoscalar is pseudoscalars.
How many letters and syllables are in pseudoscalar?
| Letters | 12: P-S-E-U-D-O-S-C-A-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pseudoscalar?
Pseudoscalar appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pseudoscalar?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pseudoscalar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pseudoscalar
- pseudoscalars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pseudoscalar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pseudoscalar come from?
From pseudo- + scalar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).