# PC vs pir

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### PC
*adjective · IPA /ˌpiː ˈsiː/ · frequency rank #2,846*
Initialism of politically correct.

### pir
*noun · IPA /pɪə/ · frequency rank #47,260*
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pc-vs-pir