# PLC

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/ · frequency rank #12,832

## Definitions
1. Initialism of public limited company.
2. Initialism of programmable logic controller.
3. Initialism of packet loss concealment.
4. Abbreviation of placebo.
5. Initialism of phospholipase C.
6. Initialism of prefecture-level city.
7. Initialism of power line communication.
8. Initialism of program-length commercial.

## Easily confused with
- **PM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pm)
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pp)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pr)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pt)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-ps)
- **po** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-po)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pu)
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pv)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-px)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-put)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pro)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pot)
- **pub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pub)
- **pod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pod)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pos)
- **ppl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-ppl)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-pup)
- **Poe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plc-vs-poe)

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