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Hm vs Um - What's the difference?

hm | um |

As initialisms the difference between hm and um

is that hm is his Majesty, the title of a king while UM is unmounted mint.

As a preposition um is

alternative form of lang=en.

As an interjection um is

expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.

As a verb um is

to make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.

As a noun um is

an alternative spelling of µm|lang=en.

hm

Translingual

Symbol

(head)
    • ----

    um

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) um, from (etyl) um, . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)

    • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (chiefly, American) Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
    • Um , I don’t know.
    Let’s see... um ... how about this?
  • (chiefly, American)
  • *1963 , (Kurt Vonnegut), Cat's Cradle , Dell Publishing Co., Inc., p. 65:
  • *:"About the same, wherever you go," he agreed.
  • *:"Um ," I said.

    • Verb

    (umm)
  • To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.

    • Etymology 3

    A Latin-script rendering of .

    Noun

    (um)

    • Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----