American English Phonetics

Another American English Faculty Project

H – /eɪt͡ʃ/

halt – /hɑːlt/

handkerchief – /ˈhæŋkərt͡ʃɪf/

hangar – /ˈhæŋər/

haphazard – /hæpˈhæzərd/

harass – /həˈræs/

harlequin – /ˈhɑrləkwɪn/

hearse – /hɜrs/

heathen – /ˈhiːðn̩/

heather – /ˈhɛðər/

height – /haɪt/

heinous – /ˈheɪnəs (ˈhiː-)/

heir – /ɛr/

hemorrhage – /ˈhɛmərɪd͡ʒ/

herb – /ɜrb/

hereditary – /hɪˈrɛdɪtɛri/

heresy – /ˈhɛrɪsi/

heretic – /ˈhɛrɪtɪk/

hermetic – /hɜrˈmɛtɪk/

hero – /ˈhɪroʊ/

heroic – /həˈroʊɪk/

heroin – /ˈhɛroʊɪn/

heroine – /ˈhɛroʊɪn/

heroism – /ˈhɛroʊizm̩ (hi-)/

heron – /ˈhɛrən/

Hiatus – /haɪˈeɪt̬əs/

hiccough – /ˈhɪkəp/

hideous – /ˈhɪdiəs/

homage – /ˈɑːmɪd͡ʒ/

Homer – /ˈhoʊmər/

honey – /ˈhʌni/

horizon – /həˈraɪzn̩/

horizontal – /hɔrəˈzɑːntl̩/

host – /hoʊst/

hostage – /ˈhɑːstɪd͡ʒ/

hostess – /ˈhoʊstɪs/

hostile – /ˈhɑːstl̩/

hotel – /hoʊˈtɛl/

house (v) – /haʊz/

hovel – /ˈhʌvl̩/

hover – /ˈhʌvər/

howl – /haʊl/

huge – /hjuːd͡ʒ/

Hugh – /hjuː/

Hughes – /hjuːz/

human – /ˈhjuːmən/

humane – /hjuːˈmeɪn/

hydrogen – /ˈhaɪdrəd͡ʒən/

hyena – /haɪˈiːnə/

hygiene – /ˈhaɪd͡ʒiːn/

hygienic – /haɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

hyperbole – /haɪˈpɜrbəli/

hypocrisy – /hɪˈpɑːkrəsi/

hypocrite – /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/

hypocritical – /ˈhɪpəˈkrɪt̬əkl̩/