English spellings/Catalogs/H

H = '''âitch

'''hà

Hàarlem Netherlands = Hàrlem New York

ha hà laughter

hà-hà fence

hâbeas cŏrpus *hâbius

hábit rhymes with rábbit

Hábsburg Háps-

háckneyed *hácknid

hádrón; some say '''hâdrón

haemátocrit, hemátocrit

haemoglôbin - haê-

haemophília - haê-

haémorrhage *hémmoridge, *hémerage

haémorrhoid -rŏid

'''haemostâsis

Hâgue = Hâig = Hâigh, cf. The Hâgue Netherlands, capital T

hàh

'''haîku

hâil stones, greeting = hâle hearty

hãir head = hãre animal

hãircút one word

hãirdo *hãirdu

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

Hâitian -shən

hàjj or '''hàdj

Hâley Bill = Hâyley Mills = '''Hâiley

hālf *hàf; AmE *háf

hâlfpenny *hâypəny

'''hálibut

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

hallelûjah - j as y: *hallelûya

Hálley ''Edmund

hállôw cf. '''hallô

Hallowêen (sometimes pedantically written with an apostrophe -we'en to indicate the missing 'v' of '-even')

'''hålt

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

Hamàs AmE; BrE Hamás

hámlet -lít, cf. '''hám ómelette

hámper ''hinder, basket

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

hándbag can sound like *hámbag

hándedness *hándidnis

hándful

hándkerchìêf *hánkerchêef

hándle touch, door = Hándel, Hándl

hándout noun one word

hándôver noun one word

hándshâke noun one word

hándwrítten one word

hángar plane = hánger clothes

hángover noun one word

hánky, short for hándkerchìêf, both hánk-

hánky-pánky

Hánna family name = Hánnah ''personal name

'''Hanŏi

* hânous '''hèinous

Hánover has one n in English, two in German

hánsom cab ≈ hándsome good-looking

harakíri or hara-kíri

harángue *haráng

'''Haràrê

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

hàrem or '''hãrem

hãre animal = hãir fur

hãre-brâined

hàrk cf. '''heàrken

hàrpsichord -kŏrd

'''Harrôvian

hárrow = '''Hárrow

hàrt stag = Hàrt = heàrt ''beat

hássle cf. hústle, *hússle

hâsten *hâyssən

hâte love = Hâight Ashbury

hâtred -íd cf. '''pûtríd

håul take = håll ''way

hautëur *ôat-ër

'''Havána

have weak form = of weak form: *əv, hence some mistakenly write "I should of gone" for Î shoùld have góne = Î shoùld've góne

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

hâven cf. héaven

háve-nóts haves

Haverfordwést *Hávverford Wést

Hawaîì *Həwîêe

'''Håwes

'''håwk

håwthorn plant = Håwthorne person

hây farm = Hây = Hâye = hèy exclamation, cf. '''hèydây

Haŷdn cf. Hâydon = '''Hâyden

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

héad cf. '''hêed

'''héalth

héalthcãre adjective one word; noun can be one or two

hêap = Hêep ''Uriah

hêar, hêar! agree

hëard hear = hërd animals = Hürd person, 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-

hêatwave one word

'''hêave

héaven, cf. '''hâven

'''héavy

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

'''héctãre

héctor = '''Héctor

hêed cf. '''héad

hêe hêe laugh cf. hê ''him

hêel foot = hêal ''cure

hegemony BrE *higémony (hard or soft g), AmE *héjəmôny (soft g) or *həgémony

'''Heîdelberg

Heîdi

héifer cow = Héffer ''person

heîght *hîte cf. hîgh = '''hî

heîghten high = Huŷton ''England

hèinous or '''hêinous

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

'''heîst

hélicopter cf. '''hêlium

héllhole one word

hellô or hallô or '''hullô

Helmánd, '''Hélmand

hém

'''hémidemisémiquaver

Hémingway Ernest

'''hémisphêre

Hémmings David

Héndricks = Héndriks = '''Héndrix

hërb, hërbal, hërbicide: h silent in AmE

Hërb Herbert = BrE hërb plant

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

hêre there = hêar ''sound

hêre, hêre! expressing agreement should be '''hêar, hêar!

* hêresay '''hêarsay

'''Héreford

'''héretic

'''herétical

'''Hermîonê

Hërne Bây cf. '''Hëarne

'''hêro

'''Heródotus

hêroes

hérôín drug = hérôíne hero *hérrowín, cf. méscalíne, '''hárrowing

'''héron

hërpês

heterogêneous rhymes with '''gênius

heteroséxual cf. métro, '''rétro

heurístic

heŵ wood = hûe colour, cry = Hûgh = Hûw

hèydây one word, cf. '''hây

he’s he is = hís belonging to him *híz, or hê’s *hêez

hîâtus *hîgh-èight-us

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

'''hídden

hídeous *hídìəss

'''hîdeòut

hîeràrchy *hîeràrky

hieroglýphics - hî-

Hierónymus *Híər-ónimus rhymes with '''anónymous

hîgh height = hî ''hello

hîghbròw one word, *hîbròw

'''hilãrious

Hílary usual = Híllary ''Edmund, Clinton

'''hînd

'''hínder

híndrance -drənss

híp hóp, first stressed

Hippócratês, hippocrátic cf. '''hypocrítical

hîre rent ≈ hîgher ''high

Hiróshima: some stress the second i, though words ending in -shima and -shita have this i silent in Japanese

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

'''históric

hítchhîke one word, first and third hs aspirated

Hîte person = heîght ''high

hŏar frost = whŏre prostitute = Hŏare = Hŏre ''person

hŏard store = hŏrde ''gang

hŏarse voice = hŏrse ''animal

'''hôax

hóbnâil one word

hóbnób one word

hóck as in ín hóck, cf. '''ád hóc

hôe garden cf. hô hô ''laughter

'''hŏick

'''hŏi pollŏi

Hôlborn rhymes with '''Wôburn

hôld hand = hôled ''golf

hôle gap = whôle ''complete

hóliday vacation = Hólliday person = Hóliday Billie

hólly cf. '''hôly

Hóllywoòd cf. Hóly-

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

'''Hólyroôd

hómage: unlike French, only one m; the h is traditionally pronounced in English: a hómage *ə hómij

hôme (but Home Alec = Hûme David)

homêopáthic AmE; BrE homoêo-

homêópathy AmE; BrE homoêó-

'''Hômer

'''Hómerton

hômewörk one word

'''hómicide

homógeneous -jenəss or homogêneous rhyming with '''gênius

'''hómoným

'''hômo sápiens

homoséxual

Hóng Kóng *Honkóng

'''hône

hónest *ónnist

'''Honolûlu

hónor AmE, BrE hónour *ónner

honoràrium ón-

hónorary ón-

honorífic ón-

hónour BrE, AmE hónor *ónner

hónourable ón- BrE, AmE hónorable, cf. hónorary

'''hoòd

'''hoôdlum

'''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

hŏrn = Hŏrn = Hŏrne

'''horrífic

hórror BrE; AmE = '''whŏre

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 = hòw's how is, -z

hòusekeeper, hòusekeeping each one word

hòuses -zíz

Hòusman *Hòuseman -ss-

Hoûston AmE *Hyûston, BrE *Hoôston

Hòwarth = Hàworth

Hòwell ≈ hòwl

howéver one word

hòwl wolf cf. òwl ''bird

hû- = heŵ *hyoô

hûbris hyoôb-

hûe colour = Hûw = Hûgh persons = hêw cut *hyoô

hûe and crŷ

húff = '''Hoúgh

Hûghes person = heŵs hew *Hyoôz

'''hullabaloô

hûman hyoôm-

humanitãrian hyoômán-

humánity hyoôm-

humíliate hyoôm-

humílity hyoôm-

hûmor AmE; BrE hûmour hyoôm-

hûmorist; BrE also has hûmourist hyoôm-

hûmorous; BrE also has hûmourous = hûmerus bone hyoôm-

húnchback one word

'''húndred

Húngary country (three syllables, with schwa) ≈ húngry (two, no schwa); in both, hard g sounded

hunger: two syllables, hard g sounded

Húngerford: no hard g sound, ng only

Hürst = Hïrst Damien

hústle *hússle, cf. '''hássle

Huŷton *Hŷton = '''heîghten

'''Hŷderabád

hydråulic may sound like *hŷ-drólic

'''hŷgiene

hygiênic BrE; AmE hygiénic (both ŷ)

hyêna or '''hyaêna

hýmn church = hím he

hŷpe is short for hypërbolê

hŷper- very

hypërbolê

hypercrítical critical

hypócrisy cf. hýpocríte, demócracy, Hippócratês, '''hippocrátic

hypocrítical hypocrite

hystêria rhymes with wistêria (-íst-)

'''hystérical

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