Hermione
/həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/
"hermione" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hermione” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,105 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #19,105
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hermione |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,105 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hermione” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Hermione is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,105 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hermione, with forms such as "ehrmione", "hemrione", and "herimone". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hormone", "heroine", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē). Not related to German Hermine. The correct English form is Hermione, spelled H-E-R-M-I-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
- 2A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 3An ancient town in Argolis, Greece.
- 4The asteroid 121 Hermione.
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē). Not related to German Hermine.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehrmione,hemrione,herimone,herminoe,hermioen,hermionne,hermmione,hermoine,herrmione,hhermione,hremione
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hermione - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hermione”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-E-R-M-I-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hormone” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hermione vs hormone
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.