hormonavshormonasConfusable pair

Which to use

“hormona” and “hormonas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,045
“hormona” frequency rank
#12,397
“hormonas” frequency rank
34442
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hormona hormonas
Definition Substancias segregadas por células de glándulas de secreción interna (endócrinas, o por células epiteliales e intersticiales que influyen en el funcionamiento de otras células. Forma del plural de hormona.

Where the eye mixes hormona and hormonas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hormona runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against hormonas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
hormona
8 ch
hormonas

Visual trap between hormona and hormonas

A purely visual mix-up. hormona ([oɾˈmona]) and hormonas ([oɾˈmonas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hormona” sits inside “hormonas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hormona is recorded at frequency rank #22,045, classified as anoun, pronounced [oɾˈmona]. hormonas is at rank #12,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced [oɾˈmonas].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 34442, this pair ranks #191,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hormona vs hormonas

Shared letters: ahmnor. Private to "hormona": -. Private to "hormonas": s.

"hormona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "hormonas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hormona ← hhormona · homrona · hormmona · hormnoa · hormoan · hormonna · horomna · horrmona
  • hormonas ← hhormonas · homronas · hormmonas · hormnoas · hormoans · hormonass · hormonnas · hormonsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hormona" and "hormonas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([oɾˈmona] versus [oɾˈmonas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hormona" or "hormonas"?
"hormonas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,397 in our Spanish list, against #22,045 for "hormona". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "hormona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hormonas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #191,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hormona" and "hormonas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harmony vs hormona". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #191,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list