pheromone

noun

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"pheromone" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pheromone” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,308
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opp...

Corpus desk

Index EN-pheromone · pheromone · English

pheromone · rank #41,308 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,308
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pedicure

Nearest frequency peer: pedicure (-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 “pheromone”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pheromone” 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
Key facts for pheromone
PropertyValue
Headwordpheromone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,308
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pheromone”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).pheromonelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “pedicure” (#41,307), “phish” (#41,310), “pcm” (#41,305). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pheromone” is #41,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pheromone, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,308 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opp...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pheromone, with forms such as "hperomone", "pehromone", and "pheormone". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone. The correct English form is pheromone, spelled P-H-E-R-O-M-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

Etymology

From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone.

This word in other languages

feromona(Español)phéromone(Français)Pheromon(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hperomone
  • pehromone
  • pheormone
  • phermoone
  • pherommone
  • pheromnoe
  • pheromoen
  • pheromonne
  • pheroomne
  • pherromone
  • phheromone
  • phreomone
  • ppheromone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pheromone - 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.

hperomone2pehromone2pheormone2phermoone2pherommone1pheromnoe2pheromoen2pheromonne1
Edit distance from "pheromone"

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 "pheromone"?
"pheromone" is spelled P-H-E-R-O-M-O-N-E.
What does "pheromone" mean?
As a noun, "pheromone" means: A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opp...
What are common misspellings of "pheromone"?
Common misspellings include "hperomone", "pehromone", "pheormone", "phermoone", "pherommone". The correct spelling is "pheromone".
What is the origin of the word "pheromone"?
From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone. 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 "pheromone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reachable#41,334Newtonian#41,278rebelling#41,338reductase#41,341

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Plutarch13 variantspurplish13 variantsranching13 variantsSandberg13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list