Standard Lemma guide

pseudo-anglicism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • so͞o′dō-ăng′glĭ-sĭz(ə)m
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsuː.dəʊ̯ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsuː.dəʊ̯ˈaŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌsu.doʊ̯ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌsʉː.dəʉ̯ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/
  • Australian: /ˌsʉː.dɐʉ̯ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌsʉː.dɐʉ̯ˈɛŋ.ɡlə.səz(ə)m/
  • Scotland: /ˌsʉ.doˈaŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/
  • India: /ˌsuː.ɖoːˈa(ː)ŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪzəm/
  • India: /ˌsuː.ɖoːˈa(ː)ŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪzɪm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of pseudo-anglicism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pseudo- + anglicism.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: псѐвдоанглици́зъм (psèvdoanglicízǎm) — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Chinese Mandarin: 和製英語 /和制英语 (Hézhì Yīngyǔ) — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Czech: pseudoanglicismus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Dutch: pseudoanglicisme — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Finnish: näennäisanglismi — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • French: faux anglicisme — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • German: Pseudoanglizismus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • German: Pseudo-Anglizismus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • German: Scheinanglizismus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Hungarian: pszeudoanglicizmus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Italian: pseudoanglicìsmo — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Japanese: 和製英語 (wasei eigo) — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Korean: 엉터리 영어 (eongteori yeong'eo) — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Luxembourgish: Schäinanglizismus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Luxembourgish: Pseudoanglizismus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Occitan: anglicisme faus — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Occitan: pseudo-anglicisme — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Polish: pseudoanglicyzm — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Portuguese: pseudoanglicismo — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Russian: псѐвдоанглици́зм (psèvdoanglicízm) — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Spanish: falso anglicismo — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Spanish: pseudoanglicismo — word with an English appearance that is not current in English
  • Turkish: psödoanglisizm — word with an English appearance that is not current in English