A pseudo ternary diffusion couple technique in a multicomponent system by simplifying the mathematical complications of Onsager formalism is proposed for the estimation of composition dependent values of the interdiffusion coefficients. This is otherwise impossible following the conventional method in a system with more than three components. Other alternative methods estimate the average diffusion coefficients over a composition range of random choice and lack physical significance. This method can be followed in a multicomponent system with any number of components on the condition that only three components develop diffusion profiles keeping others as constant.Diffusion studies in inhomogeneous multicomponent systems represent an unsolved challenge. Mathematical complexities based on Onsager's formalism [1-3] makes it impossible to estimate meaningful diffusion coefficients [4,5]. Due to relative ease, most of the experimental studies in the academic world are conducted in binary systems for an understanding of the basic atomic and phenomenological diffusion mechanisms. The studies in ternary systems are much smaller in number because of increase in complexities; however, these are used to understand diffusional interactions among components. No experimental studies are available estimating the composition dependent values of the diffusion coefficients following the conventional method in a system with a higher number of components. This is simply not possible because of mathematical complexities [4,5]. On the other hand, to achieve a property balance, most of the material systems in applications are multicomponent. Diffusion coefficients are important to understand microstructural evolution and many physicomechanical properties of a material. Therefore, this difficulty brings an unbridgeable gap between academics studying basics of diffusion mechanisms in simple systems and industries developing complicated material systems for various applications. Journal details: Scripta Materialia 147 (2018) 79-82 Mo Fe Co Ni J J J J (3d) n ii Fe Co Ni J J J (5c)Therefore, the relations above reduces similar to a ternary system in which only four interdiffusion coefficients are required to estimate. This can be easily achieved by making only two diffusion couples and by forcing them to intersect at one particular composition for