PMS

/[peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]/ abbrev

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,966

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

PMS is anGermanabbrev. It means: Abkürzung für Prämenstruelles Syndrom Pronounced [peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]. Often confused with PS and Pr.

Key facts for PMS
PropertyValue
HeadwordPMS
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]
Letters3
Frequency rank#49,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of PMS in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for PMS is 3 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,966 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abkürzung für Prämenstruelles Syndrom".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for PMS in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "Po", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is PMS, spelled P-M-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für Prämenstruelles Syndrom

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #49,966 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "PMS"?
"PMS" is spelled P-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [peːʔɛmˈʔɛs].
What does "PMS" mean?
As an abbrev, "PMS" means: Abkürzung für Prämenstruelles Syndrom
What words are commonly confused with "PMS"?
"PMS" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pr", "Po". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "PMS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "PMS" is [peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "PMS" come from?
"PMS" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.