Which to use
“hormone” and “hormones” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,347
- “hormone” frequency rank
- #10,223
- “hormones” frequency rank
- 19570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hormone | hormones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. | Hormone replacement therapy. |
Letter map: hormone vs hormones
Shared letters muted; letters that set hormone and hormones apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. hormone runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against hormones's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hormone vs hormones
hormone and hormones are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hormone” sits inside “hormones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hormone is recorded at frequency rank #9,347, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɔːməʊn/. hormones is at rank #10,223, tagged as anoun.
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 19570, this pair ranks #437,241 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hormone vs hormones
Shared letters: ehmnor. Private to "hormone": -. Private to "hormones": s.
"hormone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "hormones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hormone" and "hormones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hormone" vs "hormones" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hormone" and "hormones".
- Full dictionary entry for "hormone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hormones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,241 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hormone" and "hormones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harmon vs hormone". 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 #437,241 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.