PMS

Name: PMS, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]

/[peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]/ abbrev

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“PMS” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,966 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.

#49,966
frequency rank, German: 3
letters: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abkürzung für Prämenstruelles Syndrom

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

PMS vs PS

67% similar

PMS vs Pr

33% similar

PMS vs Po

33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for PMS
Property	Value
Headword	PMS
Language	German
Part of speech	Abbreviation
IPA	[peːʔɛmˈʔɛs]
Letters	3
Frequency rank	#49,966
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “PMS” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). PMS lands here:

#49,966

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for PMS is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, 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 generated misspelling entries exist for PMS in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "Po", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is PMS, spelled P-M-S.

Definition

1
Abkürzung für Prämenstruelles Syndrom

This word in other languages

PMS(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 abbreviation, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “PMS”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is P-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [peːʔɛmˈʔɛs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “PS” - see the side-by-side comparison. PMS vs PS
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.