pseudoword

== English == === Etymology === From pseudo- +‎ word. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pseudoword (plural pseudowords) (linguistics) A unit of speech or text that respects the phonotactic restrictions of a language, but is not part of the lexicon; a non-word whose nonexistence is merely an accidental gap. Synonym: wug word ==== Hypernyms ==== nonword, non-word ==== Related terms ==== nonce word, nonsense word, pseudoletter ==== Translations ====