# HMS

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,629

## Definitions
1. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).
2. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.
3. Initialism of hour-minute-second:
4. Initialism of hour-minute-second:
5. Initialism of hour-minute-second:
6. Initialism of hypermobility syndrome.

## Easily confused with
- **ho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-ho)
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hr)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hp)
- **HQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hq)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hu)
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hv)
- **hn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hn)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hot)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hop)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-huh)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hub)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hon)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hut)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hum)
- **hog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hog)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hue)
- **hoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hoo)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hun)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hms