Common English words with the "h (hat)" sound (IPA h)

h

Common English words with this sound

h (hat)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ A1
habit /ˈhæbɪt/ A1
had /hæd/ A1
hadn't /ˈhædn̩t/ A1
hair /hɛr/ /heə/ A1
haircut /ˈhɛrˌkʌt/ /ˈheəˌkʌt/ A1
half /hæf/ /hɑːf/ A1
hall /hɑl/ /hɔːl/ A1
halves /hævz/ /hɑːvz/ A1
hamburger /ˈhæmbɚɡɚ/ /ˈhæmbəɡə/ A1
hand /hænd/ A1
handsome /ˈhænsəm/ A1
happen /ˈhæpən/ A1
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1
hard /hɑrd/ /hɑːd/ A1
has /hæz/ A1
hasn't /ˈhæzn̩t/ A1
hat /hæt/ A1
have /hæv/ A1
haven't /ˈhævn̩t/ A1

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