prohormone
noun
prohormone is spelled P-R-O-H-O-R-M-O-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prohormone means “A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prohormone is prohormones.
How many letters and syllables are in prohormone?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-H-O-R-M-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prohormone?
Prohormone appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of prohormone
- prohormones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prohormone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prohormone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense precursor to a hormone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prohormone |
| German | Prohormon |
| Portuguese | pró-hormona, pró-hormônio |
| Spanish | prohormona |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does prohormone come from?
From pro- + hormone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).