# past vs PCS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### past
*noun · IPA [pɑːst] · frequency rank #23,262*
Vergangenheit, Vorleben

### PCS
*abbrev · IPA [ˌpiːsiːˈɛs] · frequency rank #13,457*
Process-Control System = Prozessleitsystem

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/past-vs-pcs