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⟨ps⟩
⟨ps⟩ is an English consonant digraph formed of the letters P and S.
When this occurs in onset position, it indicates Ancient Greek etymology, a transliteration of the Greek letter psi (Ψψ) and is pronounced as an unvoiced alveolar sibilant /s/ sound, i.e. the P is a silent P. For example, psalm, pseudoscience, psychology, etc.[1]
psy- words are derived from ψυχή (psukhḗ - “soul, mind”), and pseudo- words from ψευδής (psevdís - “false”), etc.
When this letter combination appears in coda, it’s typically P with plural -s (e.g. the stops), or P with third person -s (e.g. it stops) so is not a digraph, by definition, as they are parts of distinct morphemes.
