mhm
/m̩ˈhm̩/interjection
mhm is spelled M-H-M: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, mhm means “Expressing agreement or affirmation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mhm?
| Letters | 3: M-H-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mhm?
Mhm appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 mhm?
- /m̩ˈhm̩/
- [m̩ˈm̥m̩˥]
Mhm has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-Mmhmm2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with mhm
Also written: mm hmm, mm-hm, um-hum.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with mhm?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mhm.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hmm.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mhm
- mm-hm
- mm-hmm
- mm hmm
- mmhm
- mmhmm
- mhmm
- um-hum
- imphm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mhm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Expressing agreement or affirmation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mhm come from?
Nasalized form of uh-huh, a form imitative of non-verbal sounds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).