p. m.

[peˈeme]

/[peˈeme]/ abbrev

The verdict

“p. m.” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se emplea después de las indicaciones de horas para designar un tiempo posterior al mediodía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-p-m · p. m. · Spanish

p. m. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for p. m.
PropertyValue
Headwordp. m.
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[peˈeme]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “p. m.” en español

p. m.está más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

p. m. is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [peˈeme]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se emplea después de las indicaciones de horas para designar un tiempo posterior al mediodía.".

No misspelling variants are generated for p. m. in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is p. m., spelled P-.- -M-..

Definition

  1. 1
    Se emplea después de las indicaciones de horas para designar un tiempo posterior al mediodía.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "p. m."?
"p. m." is spelled P-.- -M-.. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈeme].
What does "p. m." mean?
As an abbreviation, "p. m." means: Se emplea después de las indicaciones de horas para designar un tiempo posterior al mediodía.
How do you pronounce "p. m."?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "p. m." is [peˈeme]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "p. m." come from?
"p. m." is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list