hum
French, interjection/ɔm/
hum is spelled H-U-M (3 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hum is a French interjection meaning “um..., hm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Interjection qui marque doute, réticence, impatience”.
What does hum mean in English?
interjection
- 1
colloquialum..., hm
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Interjection qui marque doute, réticence, impatience. 2. Marque d’un certain plaisir à ressentir quelque chose, odeurs, sensations, etc. Notes : dans ce cas se prononce généralement différemment ^((h aspiré))\œ:m\.
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 hum
- ^((h aspiré))\œm\ invariable
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\ invariable
- humm
- hmm
- mmm
- mmh
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hum?
- /ɔm/
- ^((h aspiré))\œm\
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hum in French?
hum appears 12 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).