hormone

/ˈhɔːməʊn/

//ˈhɔːməʊn// noun

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"hormone" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hormone” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,347
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hormone · hormone · English

hormone · rank #9,347 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,347
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hm

Nearest frequency peer: hm (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hormone”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hormone” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hormone vs Horton
57% similar
hormone vs hormones
88% similar
hormone vs Harmon
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hormone
PropertyValue
Headwordhormone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɔːməʊn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,347
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hormone”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hormonelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “hm” (#9,346), “inadequate” (#9,348), “historians” (#9,345). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hormone” is #9,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hormone (IPA /ˈhɔːməʊn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,347 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hormone, with forms such as "hhormone", "homrone", and "hormmone". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Horton", "hormones", "Harmon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”). The correct English form is hormone, spelled H-O-R-M-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
  2. 2
    A synthetic compound with the same activity.
  3. 3
    A synthetic compound with the same activity.
  4. 4
    Any similar substance in plants.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hormone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Interfemale dominance may be facilitated by female sex hormones as well as adrenal testosterone...
  2. Hormones are the bicycle couriers of the body, delivering chemical messages all around the teeming metropolis that is you.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).

Synonyms

hormone

This word in other languages

hormona(Español)hormone(Français)Hormon(Deutsch)hormônio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhormone
  • homrone
  • hormmone
  • hormnoe
  • hormoen
  • hormonne
  • horomne
  • horrmone
  • hromone
  • ohrmone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hormone - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhormone1homrone2hormmone1hormnoe2hormoen2hormonne1horomne2horrmone1
Edit distance from "hormone"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hormone"?
"hormone" is spelled H-O-R-M-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɔːməʊn/.
What does "hormone" mean?
As a noun, "hormone" means: Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
What words are commonly confused with "hormone"?
"hormone" is commonly confused with "Horton", "hormones", "Harmon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hormone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hormone" is /ˈhɔːməʊn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hormone"?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hormone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

metallic10 variantsrainfall10 variantssunrise10 variantscalcium10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list