pretender vs pseudo

pretender and pseudo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretender	Yes	No	No	No
pseudo	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, pretender and pseudo are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretender include fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pseud, role player, sham, shammer.

pretender (noun)	pseudo (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

pretender (adjective)	pseudo (adjective)
	(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of