# past vs PLS

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### past
*adjective · IPA \past\ · frequency rank #28,284*
Ancien.

### PLS
*noun · IPA \pe.ɛ.l‿ɛs\ · frequency rank #21,725*
Position latérale de sécurité.

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