pseudo
French, noun/psø.do/
pseudo is spelled P-S-E-U-D-O (6 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,747th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pseudo is a French masculine noun meaning “a nickname, handle or pseudonym” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pseudonyme, nom d’emprunt, en particulier sur internet”.
What does pseudo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea nickname, handle or pseudonym
prefix
- 1
pseudo-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui feint, qui fait semblant, qui prétend.
noun: 1. Pseudonyme, nom d’emprunt, en particulier sur internet.
prefix: 1. Utilisé uni à certains noms pour marquer que la qualité qu’ils expriment est fausse, ou qu’elle ne convient pas à la chose ou à la personne. 2. Qui ressemble à, mais est de nature différente.
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 pseudo
- pseud- alternative
- pseudos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pseudo?
- /psø.do/
- \psø.do\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pseudo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pseudo in French?
pseudo appears 20 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).