# hemorrhage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #25,406

## Definitions
1. A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
2. A sudden or significant loss

## Etymology
From Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “a violent bleeding”), from αἱμορραγής (haimorrhagḗs, “bleeding violently”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ραγία (-ragía), from ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”); see ῥήγνῡμῐ (rhḗgnūmĭ) for more.

## Easily confused with
- **hemorrhagic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hemorrhage-vs-hemorrhagic)
- **haemorrhage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haemorrhage-vs-hemorrhage)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ehmorrhage`, `hemmorrhage`, `hemorhage`, `hemorhrage`, `hemorrahge`, `hemorrhaeg`, `hemorrhagge`, `hemorrhgae`, `hemorrhhage`, `hemrorhage`, `heomrrhage`, `hhemorrhage`, `hmeorrhage`

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