H, or h, is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, including the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide.

In English the initial h is pronounced in words of Germanic origin (e.g., hunt, hook); in some words of Romance origin, the h remains unpronounced (e.g., heir, honour), but in others it has been …

Jan 7, 2026 · h (lower case, upper case H, plural hs or h's) The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

(Definition of H, h from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

H definition: hard. See examples of h used in a sentence.

any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (h) of hat

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1. 'h' is silent when it precedes the letter 'o', so 'ho' sounds /ˈɑ/ in British English.

Definition of H noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. The eighth letter of the modern English alphabet. 2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter h. 3. The eighth in a series. 4. Something shaped like the letter H.