Phonetics

Posted on 12.04.2003 by Stephanie Booth

Do you know any other words in English apart from “hour” and “heir” which start with a mute “h”?

Mark Howells says:

12.04.2003 at 9:15

Honorary
glazou says:

14.04.2003 at 7:38

d’après mon dico phonétique, uniquement honor, honest, hostler, et les mots qui en dérivent bien sûr.
AleX says:

16.04.2003 at 3:05

For example, the words heir, honour, honest, and hour have preserved the letter “h” from French, but not the sound.
Mark Howells says:

12.04.2003 at 10:15

Honorary
glazou says:

14.04.2003 at 8:38

d'après mon dico phonétique, uniquement honor, honest, hostler, et les mots qui en dérivent
bien sûr.
AleX says:

16.04.2003 at 4:05

For example, the words heir, honour, honest, and hour have preserved the letter “h” from
French, but not the sound.