# hormone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɔːməʊn/ · frequency rank #9,347

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

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Horton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hormone-vs-horton)
- **hormones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hormone-vs-hormones)
- **Harmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harmon-vs-hormone)
- **harmony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harmony-vs-hormone)
- **hormonal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hormonal-vs-hormone)
- **Hermione** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hermione-vs-hormone)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hhormone`, `homrone`, `hormmone`, `hormnoe`, `hormoen`, `hormonne`, `horomne`, `horrmone`, `hromone`, `ohrmone`

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