hm
German, interjection
hm is spelled H-M (2 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written German, the 2,499th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hm is a German interjection meaning “hm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Hm is a different word: “abbreviation of Höhenmeter (“vertical meter”)”.
What does hm mean in English?
interjection
- 1
hm
noun
- 1
abbreviation of Höhenmeter (“vertical meter”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
particle: 1. Der bekannte Kehllaut mit geschlossenen Lippen kann je nach Intonation Unterschiedliches ausdrücken 2. [ansteigend] Wohlgeschmack 3. [auf gleicher Tonhöhe verbleibend] Nachdenklichkeit (auch in dilatorischer Absicht) 4. [kurz, gepresst] Überraschung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hm
- hmm alternative
- hmmm alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hm in German?
hm appears 33 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).