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“Hormon” and “Hormone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,984
- “Hormon” frequency rank
- #16,733
- “Hormone” frequency rank
- 53717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hormon | Hormone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Substanz, die Information von einem Organ zum anderen oder von einem Gewebe zum anderen überträgt und so Körperfunktionen reguliert | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hormon |
Where the eye mixes Hormon and Hormone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Hormon runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Hormone's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hormon vs Hormone
A purely visual mix-up. Hormon ([hɔʁˈmoːn]) and Hormone ([hɔʁˈmoːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Hormon” sits inside “Hormone”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hormon is recorded at frequency rank #36,984, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɔʁˈmoːn]. Hormone is at rank #16,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɔʁˈmoːnə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53717, this pair ranks #1,047,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hormon vs Hormone
Shared letters: hmnor. Private to "Hormon": -. Private to "Hormone": e.
"Hormon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hormone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hormon" and "Hormone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hormon" or "Hormone" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hormon" and "Hormone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hormon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hormone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,047,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hormon" and "Hormone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Homos vs Hormon". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,047,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.