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aitch

aitch

9.9
The name of the letter H in English
  • noun
  • /eɪtʃ/
translation icon : h
  • In phonetics class, we learned that the name of the letter 'H' is aitch.

Examples

  • - You mean aitch?

    Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)

  • "Ha" is the sound of the letter, aitch is its name.

    Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)

  • One is ha, the other is aitch.

    Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)

  • "Aitch" comes to mind and "Double-U."

    Blog text (23)

  • There is nothing in the matter that requires it to represent the sound "en" (if it's Cyrillic) or "aitch" (if it's Latin) or even the cross-section of an I-beam.

    Blog text (19)

  • The letter 'H' is called aitch in the English alphabet.

  • When spelling out words, it's important to remember that aitch represents the letter 'H'.

Synonyms

H
vsaitch
19 1.0

The eighth letter of the English alphabet

is the spoken name used to say that same letter

Surface Forms

aitch singular
aitches plural

Etymology

Aitch is the old name for the letter H, taken into English from French and Latin names for the same letter, and some people pronounce it as 'haitch' with an extra 'h' sound. So aitch today simply means the name of the letter H.