Pseudoword generator

pseudowords.py

import json
import random
import string

# Download from https://github.com/dwyl/english-words/raw/master/words_dictionary.json
with open('words_dictionary.json', 'r') as word_list:
    real_words = json.load(word_list)

vowels = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]
trouble = ["q", "x", "y"]
consonants = set(string.ascii_lowercase) - set(vowels) - set(trouble)

# Based on a simple interpretation of https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable
def pseudoword():
    while True:
        vowel = lambda: random.sample(vowels, 1)
        consonant = lambda: random.sample(consonants, 1)
        cv = lambda: consonant() + vowel()
        cvc = lambda: cv() + consonant()
        syllable = lambda: random.sample([vowel, cv, cvc], 1)

        word = ""
        for i in range(random.randint(1, 3)):
            word += "".join(syllable()[0]())
        if word not in real_words:
            break
    return word

print(pseudoword())