# estrogen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/ · frequency rank #18,071

## Definitions
1. Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

## Etymology
From estro- (estrus) + -gen (“a producer of”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`esrtogen`, `esstrogen`, `estorgen`, `estrgoen`, `estroegn`, `estrogenn`, `estroggen`, `estrogne`, `estrrogen`, `esttrogen`, `etsrogen`, `setrogen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/estrogen