# PM vs pos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### PM
*noun · IPA /ˌpiː ˈɛm/ · frequency rank #2,086*
Initialism of post mortem.

### pos
*adjective · IPA /pɒz/ · frequency rank #11,268*
Clipping of positive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pm-vs-pos