# pale vs PLC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pale
*adjective · IPA /peɪl/ · frequency rank #6,275*
Light in color.

### PLC
*noun · IPA /ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/ · frequency rank #12,832*
Initialism of public limited company.

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