Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudocorrect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-cor-rect
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seeming or presented to be correct, but actually incorrect.

Etymology

From pseudo- + correct.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Derived Forms

pseudocorrectness

Frequently Paired Words

hypercorrect

Questions

What does pseudocorrect mean?: Seeming or presented to be correct, but actually incorrect.
Where does pseudocorrect come from?: From pseudo- + correct.

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