# pm vs PMS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pm
*abbrev · frequency rank #8,609*
Einheitensymbol für Pikometer. 1 pm = 10⁻¹² m.

### PMS
*abbrev · IPA [peːʔɛmˈʔɛs] · frequency rank #49,966*
Abkürzung für Prämenstruelles Syndrom

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pm-vs-pms