hormis

^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.mi\

/^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.mi\/ prep

The verdict

“hormis” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,447 in French word frequency and used as a preposition.

#7,447
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La chose suivante n’étant pas concernée, pas incluse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hormis vs hors
67% similar
hormis vs Horus
50% similar
hormis vs Homs
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hormis
PropertyValue
Headwordhormis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.mi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,447
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hormis” sits in French frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for hormis is 6 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.mi\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,447 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "La chose suivante n’étant pas concernée, pas incluse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hormis, with forms such as "hhormis", "homris", and "horims". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "hors", "Horus", "Homs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hormis, spelled H-O-R-M-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    La chose suivante n’étant pas concernée, pas incluse.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhormis,homris,horims,hormiss,hormmis,hormsi,horrmis,hromis,ohrmis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hormis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhormis1homris2horims2hormiss1hormmis1hormsi2horrmis1hromis2
Edit distance from "hormis"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hormis"?
"hormis" is spelled H-O-R-M-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.mi\.
What does "hormis" mean?
As a preposition, "hormis" means: La chose suivante n’étant pas concernée, pas incluse.
What words are commonly confused with "hormis"?
"hormis" is commonly confused with "hors", "Horus", "Homs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hormis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hormis" is ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hormis" come from?
"hormis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “hormis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-R-M-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “hors” - see the side-by-side comparison. hormis vs hors
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list