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hm

Portuguese, interjection

hm is a Portuguese interjection meaning “erm (expression of uncertainty)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does hm mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    erm (expression of uncertainty)

interjection

  1. 1

    what?

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of hm

  • hmm alternative
  • hmmm alternative
  • mmm alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to hm

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is hm in Portuguese?

hm appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).