Words with a silent h (58)



Word Pronunciation (IPA)
home /(h)əʊm/
himself /hɪmˈsɛlf/
/ɪ̈msɛlf/
human /ˈ(h)juːmən/
/ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmən/
/ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmn̩/
herself /hɜːˈsɛlf/
/əsɛlf/
hotel /(h)əʊˈtɛl/
hour /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/
/ˈhaʊə(ɹ)/
huge /hjuːdʒ/
/çu̟ːd͡ʒ/
honest /ˈɒnɪst/
historic /(h)ɪˈstɒɹɪk/
humour /ˈhjuːmɚ/
/ˈjuːmɚ/
honour /ˈɒ.nə/
heir /ɛə(ɹ)/
honesty /ˈɒnəsti/
hmm /hm̩/
/m̥m̩/
homage /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/
/ˈɒmɪdʒ/
/ɒˈmɑːʒ/
hourly /ˈaʊ̯əli/
hue /hjuː/
/çu̟ː/
humdrum /ˈhʌmˌdɹʌm/
/xsampa=/"hVm%drVm//
/country=us/
honor /ˈɒ.nə/
hubris /ˈhjuːbɹɪs/
/ˈçju̟ːbɹʷɪs/
humanist /ˈçuːmənɪst/
heirloom /ˈɛə.luːm/
hullabaloo /ˈhʌləbəˌlu/
/country=us/
hauteur /oʊˈtɝ/
haricot /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/
/ˈɑːɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/
hourglass /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
honorable /ˈɒnəɹəbl/
hommage /ɒˈmɑːʒ/
/oʊˈmɑːʒ/
hullaballoo /ˈhʌləbəˌlu/
/country=us/
hostler /ˈ(h)ɒs.lə/
hrivna /ˈɦɹɪu̯nʲɑ/
hoatzin /wɑːtˈsiːn/
/həʊˈætsɪn/
hold-upper /l/
/ceb/
/holdupper/
horologion /ɒɹəˈlɒjɒn/
HVAC /ˈejtʃˌvæk/
Halkomelem /hɒlkəˈmeɪləm/
/lang=hur/
Huelva /ˈ(h)wɛlvɑ/
haras /ˈhaɹəs/
/aˈɹɑː/
holdupper /l/
/ceb/
/hold.upper/
honorific /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/
hors d'oeuvre /ɔəˈdɜːv/
/ɔəˈdɜːvɹə/
hokey /ˈhoʊki/
/dial=Midland American English/
/sex=male/
/country=us/
hombre /ˈɒmbɹeɪ/
/.bɹi/
Huave /ˈwɑːveɪ/
hola /ˈoʊlɑː/
Huguenot /ˈhju.ɡə.nɒt/
/ˈɕu.ɡə.nɒt/
Himachal Pradesh /ɦɪmaːtʃəl pɹəd̪eːʃ/
HBOS /ˈeɪtʃbɒs/
hounsis /ˈ(h)uːnsi/
hersum /'hîr sŭm/
huitlacoche /ˌwitləˈkoʊtʃeɪ/
HIV /ˌeɪtʃ.aɪˈviː/
H₂O /ˌeɪtʃtuːˈoʊ/
HOV /IPA letters/
/H/
/O/
/'V/
haut ton /əʊˈtɒn/
heirdom /ˈɛəɹdəm/
haute couture /əʊt kuːˈtjʊə/
haute cuisine /əʊt kwɪˈziːn/

Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.

Comments (7)

  • #1 Which article should one use for this list of words: a or an?
    Written by: Ibrahim on 30/12/2020
  • #2 Do all English words starting with letter "h" have a silent "h"
    Written by: Ibrahim on 30/12/2020
  • #3 hi words with silent h
    Written by: elana on 22/06/2021
  • #4 it is very stupid bruhhhh hhhh
    Written by: tofunmi jibs on 05/10/2021
  • #5 not nicehhhhyyybgx44555 hh5
    Written by: hakerr on 05/10/2021
  • #6 It was very bad where are the meanings
    Written by: Michelle on 05/06/2022
  • #7 some of these reflect dialects.

    '(h)ome, for one, is certainly not standard Engl.

    Some can be both, as well. ( historic, hotel, etc. )
    Written by: alexander st.john on 22/06/2022

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