hmph
/hm̩f/interjection, verb
hmph is spelled H-M-P-H: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, hmph means “Alternative form of humph” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hmph?
| Letters | 4: H-M-P-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th 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 hmph?
Hmph appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 hmph?
- /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 hmph
- hmphs present, singular, he/she/it
- hmphing participle, present
- hmphed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hmph mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of humph.
"Don't blame me. It's your fault." "Hmph!"
verb
- 1
Alternative form of humph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).