hm
interjection, determiner
hm is spelled H-M: 2 letters. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, hm means “A shorter variant of hmm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hm?
| Letters | 2: H-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th 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 hm?
Hm appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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).
What does hm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A shorter variant of hmm.
pronoun
- 1
Initialism of His Majesty (the title of a king).
Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties
- 2
Initialism of Her Majesty (the title of a queen).
Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties
noun
- 1
IndiaInitialism of Home Minister.
- 2
USAbbreviation of hospital corpsman.
- 3
Initialism of heavy metal.
- 4
Initialism of hidden machine
determiner
- 1
colloquialInitialism of how much.
I am selling this shirt. Hm? ₱50 only.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hm come from?
(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).