hmpf
/hm̩f/interjection, verb
hmpf is spelled H-M-P-F: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, hmpf means “Alternative form of humph” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hmpf?
| Letters | 4: H-M-P-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 hmpf?
Hmpf appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 hmpf?
- /hm̩f/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hmph.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hmpf
- hmpfs present, singular, he/she/it
- hmpfing participle, present
- hmpfed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hmpf mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of humph.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of humph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).