HLM
French, noun/a.ʃɛ.lɛm/
HLM is spelled H-L-M (3 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). HLM is a French feminine noun meaning “a form of low-income housing in France, Algeria, Senegal, and Quebec” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Immeuble de logement géré par un organisme d’habitation à loyer modéré, public ou privé, qui bénéficie d’un…”.
What does HLM mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea form of low-income housing in France, Algeria, Senegal, and Quebec
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Immeuble de logement géré par un organisme d’habitation à loyer modéré, public ou privé, qui bénéficie d’un financement public partiel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of HLM
- ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃ‿ɛ.l‿ɛm\ invariable
- hachélème
- H.L.M.
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce HLM?
- /a.ʃɛ.lɛm/
- ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃ‿ɛ.l‿ɛm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is HLM in French?
HLM appears 3.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).