# sermon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜː.mən/ · frequency rank #13,235

## Definitions
1. Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
2. A lengthy speech of reproval.

## Etymology
From Middle English sermoun, from Anglo-Norman sermun and/or Old French sermon, from Latin sermō, sermōnem, from Proto-Indo-European *sermō, from *ser- (“to bind”) + *-mō.

## Easily confused with
- **Simon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-simon)
- **servo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-servo)
- **seton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-seton)
- **summon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-summon)
- **sexton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-sexton)
- **Shimon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-shimon)
- **Sherman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-sherman)
- **Sermons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-sermons)
- **semen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sermon)
- **season** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/season-vs-sermon)
- **salmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salmon-vs-sermon)
- **seaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seaman-vs-sermon)
- **seamen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seamen-vs-sermon)
- **Seaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seaton-vs-sermon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`esrmon`, `semron`, `sermmon`, `sermno`, `sermonn`, `seromn`, `serrmon`, `sremon`, `ssermon`

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