# place vs PLC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### place
*noun · IPA /pleɪs/ · frequency rank #187*
An area; somewhere within an area.

### 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.
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