PS

symbol

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The verdict

“PS” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,340 in French word frequency and used as a symbol.

#1,340
frequency rank, French
2
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Signe distinctif en trafic international des véhicules automobiles immatriculés à Perlis, prescrit dans le cadre de la Convention sur la circulation routière de Genève de 1949 et de la Convention s...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

PS vs pu
0% similar
PS vs PV
50% similar
PS vs Pt
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for PS
PropertyValue
HeadwordPS
LanguageFrench
Part of speechSymbol
Letters2
Frequency rank#1,340
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “PS” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). PS lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for PS is 2 letters long, classified as a symbol. Corpus data places it at rank #1,340 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for PS, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pu", "PV", "Pt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is PS, spelled P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signe distinctif en trafic international des véhicules automobiles immatriculés à Perlis, prescrit dans le cadre de la Convention sur la circulation routière de Genève de 1949 et de la Convention sur la signalisation routière de Vienne de 1968. Perlis se fondra dans la Malaisie en 1957.
  2. 2
    Symbole du pétasiemens, unité de mesure de conductance électrique du Système international (SI), valant 10¹⁵ siemens.
  3. 3
    Polystyrène.
  4. 4
    Code ISO 3166-1 (alpha-2) de la Palestine (Territoires palestiniens occupés).
  5. 5
    Code FIPS PUB 10-4 des Palaos (Belau).
  6. 6
    Palestine (Territoires palestiniens occupés).
  7. 7
    Ukraine International Airlines.
  8. 8
    Mention placée sous un pictogramme représenté par un triangle pointe en haut composé de trois flèches entourant le chiffre 6 et indiquant que l’emballage ou le produit contient du polystyrène.

Synonyms

PLEPSE

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "PS"?
"PS" is spelled P-S.
What does "PS" mean?
As a symbol, "PS" means: Signe distinctif en trafic international des véhicules automobiles immatriculés à Perlis, prescrit dans le cadre de la Convention sur la circulation routière de Genève de 1949 et de la Convention s...
What words are commonly confused with "PS"?
"PS" is commonly confused with "pu", "PV", "Pt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "PS" come from?
"PS" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “PS”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “pu” - see the side-by-side comparison. PS vs pu
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list