# PDS vs PUR

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### PDS
*abbrev · IPA [peːdeːˈʔɛs] · frequency rank #21,727*
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus

### PUR
*abbrev · frequency rank #7,381*
permanent uppehållsrätt; permanentes Aufenthaltsrecht

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