English spellings/Catalogs/H

H = '''âitch

'''hà

ha hà laughter

hà-hà fence

hâbeas cŏrpus *hâbius

Hábsburg Háps-

háckneyed *hácknid

hádrón; some say '''hâdrón

haemoglôbin - haê-

haemophília - haê-

haémorrhage *hémmoridge, *hémerage

haémorrhoid -rŏid

'''haemostâsis

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

'''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

hámlet -lít, cf. '''hám ómelette

hámper ''hinder, basket

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

hándbag can sound like *hámbag

hándedness *hándidnis

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

'''Hanŏi


 * hânous '''hèinous

Hánover has one n in English, two in German

harángue *haráng

'''Haràrê

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

hàrem or '''hãrem

hàrk cf. '''heàrken

hàrt stag = Hàrt = heàrt ''beat

hàrpsichord -kŏrd

'''Harrôvian

hárrow'' = Hárrow

hássle cf. hústle, *hússle

hâsten *hâyssən

hâte love = Hâight Ashbury

hâtred -íd cf. '''pûtríd

håul take = håll ''way

hautëur *ôat-ër

'''Havána

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, 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

'''héavy

héavywèight boxing *hévviwâit, 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

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, hërbicide: h silent in AmE

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

'''hêro

'''Heródotus

'''héron

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

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: this seems to be most common spelling; can have hyphen or be one word

híppocratic 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 second h 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

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

'''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 -z

hòusekeeper, hòusekeeping each one word

hòuses -zíz

Hòusman *Hòuseman -ss-

Hoûston AmE *Hyûston, BrE *Hoôston

howéver one word

hòwl wolf cf. òwl ''bird

'''hûbris

hûe colour = Hûw = Hûgh persons = hêw cut

hûe and crŷ

húff = '''Hoúgh

Hûghes person = heŵs hew

'''hullabaloô

'''hûman

humanitãrian -mán-

hûmor AmE; BrE '''hûmour

'''hûmorist

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

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, '''hippocrátic

hypocrítical hypocrite

hystêria rhymes with wistêria (-íst-)

'''hystérical