# PV vs PVC

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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