pseudo vs sham

pseudo and sham both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pseudo and sham are synonyms defined as:

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

pseudo (noun)	sham (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
	a person who makes deceitful pretenses

pseudo (adjective)	sham (adjective)
(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of	adopted in order to deceive

pseudo (verb)	sham (verb)
	make believe with the intent to deceive
	make a pretence of