Which to use
“Hormone” and “Hormonen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,733
- “Hormone” frequency rank
- #43,971
- “Hormonen” frequency rank
- 60704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hormone | Hormonen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hormon | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hormon |
Where the eye mixes Hormone and Hormonen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Hormone runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Hormonen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hormone with Hormonen
A purely visual mix-up. Hormone ([hɔʁˈmoːnə]) and Hormonen ([hɔʁˈmoːnən]) 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) - “Hormone” sits inside “Hormonen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hormone is recorded at frequency rank #16,733, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɔʁˈmoːnə]. Hormonen is at rank #43,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɔʁˈmoːnən].
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 60704, this pair ranks #777,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hormone vs Hormonen
Shared letters: ehmnor. Private to "Hormone": -. Private to "Hormonen": -.
"Hormone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Hormonen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hormone" and "Hormonen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Hormone" or "Hormonen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hormone" and "Hormonen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hormone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hormonen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #777,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hormone" and "Hormonen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harmonien vs Hormonen". 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 #777,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.