# PS vs PVC

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### PS
*abbrev · IPA [peːˈʔɛs] · frequency rank #1,933*
Pferdestärke (veraltete Einheit der Leistung)

### PVC
*abbrev · IPA [peːfaʊ̯ˈt͡seː] · frequency rank #29,744*
der Kunststoff Polyvinylchlorid

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