HEMA
/hi mə/noun
HEMA is spelled H-E-M-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, HEMA means “Acronym of historical European martial arts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in HEMA?
| Letters | 4: H-E-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is HEMA?
HEMA appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce HEMA?
- US /hi mə/
- US /hɛ mə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does HEMA mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Acronym of historical European martial arts
noun
- 1
An ethnic group of Nilotic origin who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 2
Alternative form of Hima (“pastoralist social class of Uganda and Tanzania”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).