pc
/ˌpiː ˈsiː/noun
pc is spelled P-C: 2 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 34 times per million words in written English, the 2,831st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pc means “Abbreviation of piece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pc is pcs or pcs..
How many letters and syllables are in pc?
| Letters | 2: P-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 34 times per million words; the 2,831st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pc?
Pc appears 34 times per million words in written English, the 2,831st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pc?
- /ˌpiː ˈsiː/
Pc has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-PC.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pc
Also written: p.c..
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pc
- pcs plural
- pc.
- pcs. plural
- p.c.
- p. c.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pc mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of piece.
- 2
Abbreviation of parsec.
- 3
Abbreviation of postcard.
- 4
Abbreviation of percent.
- 5
Abbreviation of probable cause.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of politically correct.
- 2
Initialism of pro-choice.
- 3
Initialism of Progressive Conservative.
- 4
Initialism of partially continuous.
noun
- 1
Initialism of personal computer.
- 2
A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.
- 3
Initialism of parsec.
- 4
Initialism of photocopy.
- 5
Initialism of presenting complaint.
- 6
Initialism of player character.
- 7
Initialism of public convenience.
- 8
Initialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
verb
- 1
To make politically correct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pc in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.