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H
H = '''âitch

'''hà

ha hà laughter

hà-hà fence

hâbeas cŏrpus *hâbius

háckneyed *hácknid

haemoglôbin - haê-

haemophília - haê-

haémorrhage *hémmoridge, *hémerage

haémorrhoid -rŏid

'''haemostâsis

Hâgue Netherlands = Hâig = Hâigh

hâil stones, greeting = hâle hearty

hãir head = hãre animal

Hâiti rhymes with Kâty, *Hâtey, cf. hâte, '''Tahìti

hàjj or '''hàdj

hālf *hàf; AmE *háf

hâlfpenny *hâypəny

håll building = håul pull, rob, cf. Hál ''person

hallelûjah - j as y: *hallelûya

hállôw cf. '''hallô

'''hålt

hālve half AmE ≈ háve own, though hálve tends to be longer

'''Hamàs

hámlet -lít, cf. '''hám ómelette

hámster *hámpster, cf. hámper, '''Hámpstead

hándbag can be *hámbag

hándedness *hándidnis

hándkerchìêf *hánkerchêef

hándle touch, door = Hándel, Hándl hándout noun one word

hándover noun one word

hándwrítten one word

hángar plane = hánger clothes

'''Hanŏi

Hánover has one n in English, two in German

'''Haràrê

haráss AmE; BrE *hárras, cf. Hárrís ''person

hàrem or '''hãrem

hàrk cf. '''heàrken

hàrpsichord -kŏrd

hássle cf. hústle, *hússle

hâsten *hâyssən

hâte love = Hâight Ashbury

hâtred -íd cf. '''pûtríd

hautëur *ôat-ër

háve can sound like *háff when emphasized before an unvoiced consonant: I *háff '''to sêe hím

háve-nóts haves

'''Hawàiì

'''Håwes

'''håwk

håwthorn plant = Håwthorne person

hây farm = hèy exclamation

Haŷdn cf. Hâydon = '''Hâyden

hâ’p’orth *hâypərth (contraction of hâlfpennyworth *hâpnywərth)

héad cf. '''hêed

'''héalth

hêar, hêar! agree

hëard hear = hërd animals, cf. hàrd firm

heàrken cf. '''hàrk

'''hêarsay

'''hëarse

heàrt beat = hàrt deer = Hàrt person

heàrtfélt one word

'''heàrth

heàrtthrob *heàrt thrób - accidental '''tt

'''hêath

hêathen -dhən

héather rhymes with wéather -dh-

'''hêave

'''héaven

'''héavy

héavywèight boxing *hévviwâit, one word, cf. héavy wèight ''literal

hêed cf. '''héad

hêe hêe laugh cf. hê ''him

hêel foot = hêal ''cure

hegémony - hard g or j

'''Heîdelberg

héifer cow = Héffer ''person

heîght *hîte cf. hîgh = '''hî

heîghten high = Huŷton ''England

'''hèinous

Heînz *Hŷnts: in the 1950s, with memories of the Second World War still fresh, the company of this name pronounced itself Hînes *Hŷnze

héir heiress = ãir ''breathe

hélicopter cf. '''hêlium

héllhole one word

hellô or hallô or '''hullô

hém - but not many other words begin this way, haém- being more common

'''hémidemisémiquaver

'''hémisphêre

hërd animals = hëard hear, cf. hàrd ''soft

hêre there = hêar ''sound

'''Héreford

'''héretic

'''herétical

'''hêro

'''héron

hérôín drug = hérôíne hero cf. '''méscalíne

heteroséxual cf. métro, '''rétro

heurístic - '''û

heŵ wood = hûe colour = Hûgh = Hûw

hèydây one word

he’s he is = hís belonging to him - but can be...

hê’s *hêez

hîâtus *hîgh-èight-us

híccúp can be spelt, but not pronounced híccoúgh, cf. cóugh *cóff

'''hídden

hídeous *hídìəss

'''hîdeòut

hîeràrchy *hîeràrky

hîgh height = hî ''hello

hîghbròw one word, *hîbròw

'''hilãrious

Hílary usual = Híllary ''Edmund, Clinton

'''hînd

'''hínder

híndrance -drənss

híppocratic cf. '''hypocrítical

hîre rent ≈ hîgher ''high

hís he *hízz, cf. híss snake, hê’s or '''he’s

'''históric

hítchhîke second h aspirated

hŏar frost = whŏre prostitute = Hŏare ''person

Hîte person = heîght ''high

hŏard store = hŏrde ''gang

hŏarse voice = hŏrse ''animal

'''hôax

hóbnób one word

hóck as in ín hóck, cf. '''ád hóc

hôe garden cf. hô hô ''laughter

hôld hand = hôled ''golf

hôle gap = whôle ''complete

hóliday vacation = Hólliday person = Hóliday Billie

hólly cf. '''hôly

'''Hóllywoòd

Hôlmes person = hômes living; or Hólmes, with l pronounced or hinted at

'''hólocaust

hôly sacred ≈ whôlly completely, which has the two l’s pronounced

'''Hólyhéad

'''Hôlyroôd

hómage - unlike French, only one '''m

homêopáthic AmE; BrE homoêo-

homêópathy AmE; BrE homoêó-

hômewörk one word

'''hómicide

homógeneous -jenəss or homogêneous rhyming with '''gênius

'''hómoným

'''hômo sápiens

homoséxual

Hóng Kóng *Honkóng

'''hône

hónest *ónnist

honoràrium ón-

hónorary ón-

honorífic ón-

hónour *ónner, AmE '''hónor

hónourable ón-, AmE '''hónorable

'''hoòdwink

'''hoòk

hoòkah pipe *hùkə = BrE hoòker ''prostitute, rugby

hoôver carpet is from Hoôver ''person

hôping hope cf. hópping ''hop

Hórace rhymes with Bóris, Dóris, Nórris and '''Mórris

hŏrde gang = hŏard ''store

'''horrífic

'''hórror

hŏrs d’oëuvre *ŏr-dërvrə

hŏrse animal = hŏarse ''croak

hóspice -íss

'''hóspital

'''hóspitalised

'''hôst

'''hóstage

hóthead as if two words

hóthòuse as if two words

hóugh leg = hóck ''pawn

hòur time = òur ''us

hòuse noun -ss, verb -z

hòuses -zíz

Hòusman *Hòuseman -ss-

Hoûston *Hoôston

howéver one word

hòwl wolf cf. òwl ''bird

'''hûbris

hûe colour = Hûgh person = hêw cut = Hûw Welshman

Hûghes person = heŵs hew

'''hullabaloô

'''hûman

hûmor AmE; BrE '''hûmour

'''hûmorist

hûmorous (*hûmourous is a common error) humour = hûmerus bone

'''húndred

Húngary country - three syllables ≈ '''húngry

hunger - two syllables

hústle *hússle, cf. '''hássle

Huŷton *Hîghton

'''hŷgiene

hygiênic BrE; AmE hygiénic

hýmn church = hím he

hŷper- very

hypercrítical critical

hypócrisy cf. hýpocríte, demócracy, '''hippocrátic

hypocrítical hypocrite

'''hystêria

'''hystérical