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h U+0068, h LATIN SMALL LETTER H ← g [U+0067] Basic Latin i → [U+0069]

ｈ U+FF48, ｈ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER H ← ｇ [U+FF47] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｉ → [U+FF49]

See also: Appendix:Variations of "h"

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TranslingualEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɑː/, /h/

LetterEdit

h (upper case H)

1. The eighth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter H):  Ĥĥ  Ȟȟ  Ḧḧ  Ḣḣ  Ḩḩ  Ḥḥ  Ḫḫ  H̱ẖ  Ħħ  Ⱨⱨ  ɦ  ʰ  ʜ  Ｈｈ
• Ƕ (hwair)
• ɧ (heng with hook)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA

  (file)

SymbolEdit

h

1. (IPA) voiceless glottal fricative.
2. Planck's constant

GalleryEdit

• Letter styles
• 

  Capital and lowercase versions of H, in normal and italic type

• 

  Uppercase and lowercase H in Fraktur

See alsoEdit

Other representations of H:

NATO phonetic: Hotel Morse code: ···· Braille: ⠓ ASL Manual: H

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /eɪtʃ/
• (letter name): (non-standard) IPA^(key): /heɪtʃ/
• (letter name): (in Hiberno-English) IPA^(key): [heːtʃ]
• (letter name): (in Australian English) IPA^(key): [hæɪtʃ]

Audio (US)

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Audio (UK)

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• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/, silent

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H, plural h's)

1. The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

NumberEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The ordinal number eighth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2Edit

InitialismEdit

h

1. (sciences) abbreviation for hour (particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongside International System of Units (SI) units)
   • 1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata (Carnegie Institution of Washington), page 83:

     Another instance: 2^h28^m p. m., 10 micra; 3^h08^m p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3^h09^m p. m., 4 micra.

2. (baseball) the statistic reporting the number of hits by a player
3. (slang) heroin
4. (computing) hexadecimal (following a number)
   • 1989, PC: The Independent Guide to IBM Personal Computers

     If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70h (inverse video).

   • 1994, Jan Axelson, The microcontroller idea book (page 47)

     The commands assume that the NV memory is addressed beginning at 8000h in external data memory.

Homographs

• Η (Greek eta)
• Н (Cyrillic en)

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AzeriEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /h/

LetterEdit

h lower case (upper case H)

1. The eleventh letter of the Azeri alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aː
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɦaː/

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The eighth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z

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EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ho/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

• Audio

  (file)

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The tenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called ho and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

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FaroeseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /h/

LetterEdit

h (upper case H)

1. The ninth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

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FulaEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /h/

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -aː

InitialismEdit

h

1. (common, not restricted to scientific usage) hour

   15:30 h (read out as: fünfzehn Uhr dreißig, or: halb vier)

   3:30 p.m.

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HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈhaː]

ConjunctionEdit

h

1. (text messaging, informal) abbreviation of conjunction hogy (“that”)

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Zs zs

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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /h/

LetterEdit

h (upper case H)

1. The eighth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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ItalianEdit

NounEdit

h m, f (invariable)

1. See under H

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z

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LatvianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [x]

(file)

LetterEdit

H

h (upper case F, lower case f)

1. The twelfth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called hā and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

The letter H/h (like F/f, and O/o representing [o], [oː] instead of [uə̯]) is found only in words of foreign origin (borrowings). Note that it represents the sound of IPA [x] (like German machen, ach), not (as in most other alphabets based on the Latin script) the sound of IPA [h].

See alsoEdit

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

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LivonianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /x/

LetterEdit

h (upper case H)

1. The twelfth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

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MalayEdit

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The eighth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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NorwegianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /hɔː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

LetterEdit

h

1. The eighth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

• When written before j, the h becomes silent.

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PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈɣa/

• Audio (BR)

  (file)

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• agá
• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ha/, /haʃ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The tenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• (uppercase) H

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /x/

LetterEdit

h (Cyrillic spelling х)

1. The 12th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by g and followed by i.

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Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /x/, /h/

LetterEdit

h (upper case H)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name):IPA^(key): /ˈa.tʃe/

  • Audio (Spain)

    (file)

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The eighth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The tenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called he and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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TurkmenEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /h~x/

LetterEdit

h (upper case H)

1. The ninth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called he and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

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ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

h (lower case, upper case H)

1. The eighth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z