# pheromone

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,308

## Definitions
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.

## Common misspellings (13)
`hperomone`, `pehromone`, `pheormone`, `phermoone`, `pherommone`, `pheromnoe`, `pheromoen`, `pheromonne`, `pheroomne`, `pherromone`, `phheromone`, `phreomone`, `ppheromone`

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