mmHg

abbrev

The verdict

“mmHg” is uncommon German (frequency #89,312 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,312
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Millimeter-Quecksilbersäule

Key facts for mmHg
PropertyValue
HeadwordmmHg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,312
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mmHg” sits in German 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). mmHg lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

mmHg is uncommon German at frequency #89,312 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Millimeter-Quecksilbersäule".

mmHg has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is mmHg, spelled M-M-H-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Millimeter-Quecksilbersäule

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mmHg"?
"mmHg" is spelled M-M-H-G.
What does "mmHg" mean?
As an abbreviation, "mmHg" means: Millimeter-Quecksilbersäule
What language does "mmHg" come from?
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Using “mmHg”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-M-H-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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