# PMS vs PV

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### PV
*abbrev · IPA [peːˈfaʊ̯] · frequency rank #19,353*
Patientenverfügung

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