How many words have /h/ in the initial position?

Our dictionary lists 249 initial /h/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.

What are some example initial /h/ words?

Examples include hack, had, hair, half, hall, ham, hand, hands.

What does "initial /h/" mean?

It means the /h/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.

Which initial /h/ words have no competing sounds?

249 of them contain /h/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.

Initial H Words for Speech Therapy

249 initial h words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 249 contain the target sound without competing sounds.

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Articulation practice

Target /h/ · Initial

/h/

01hack

02had

03hair

04half

05hall

06ham

07hand

08hands

verified/h/: 249 words · competing-free 249

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Word list

1-syllable

hack
had
hair
half
hall
ham
hand
hands
hang
hard
harm
hart
has
hash
hat
hate
hats
have
hawk
hay
head
heads
health
hear
heard
heart
hearts
heat
heath
heel
height
heights
held
help
helped
helps
hence
her
here
hey
hide
high
highs
hill
hills
him
hint
hints
hip
his
hit
hits
hold
holds
hole
holes
home
homes
hon
hong
hood
hook
hop
hope
hoped
hopes
horn
horse
hose
host
hosts
hot
house
how
hub
huge
hull
hung
hunt
hurt
who
whole
whom
whose

2-syllable

habits
hacker
hairy
halo
hamburg
hammer
handbags
handbook
handed
handheld
handle
handled
handles
handling
handmade
handy
hanging
happen
happened
happens
happy
harbor
harbour
harder
hardly
hardware
hardwood
harmful
harper
harry
harvest
haven
having
hazard
hazards
headed
header
headers
heading
headline
headlines
headphones
headset
healing
healthcare
healthy
hearing
hearings
heated
heater
heather
heating
heaven
heavy
hello
helmet
helpful
helping
henry
herald
hereby
herein
hero
heroes
herself
hidden
higher
highest
highland
highlight
highlights
highly
highway
highways
hiking
himself
hire
hired
hiring
hitting
hobbies
hobby
hockey
holder
holders
holding
holdings
holland
hollow
holly
holy
homeland
homeless
homepage
hometown
homework
honda
honey
hoping
hormone
horror
horses
hosted
hostel
hostels
hosting
hotel
hotels
hottest
household
households
houses
housewares
housewives
housing
human
humans
humor
hundred
hundreds
hunger
hungry
hunter
hunting
husband
hybrid
hygiene
wholesale

3-syllable

habitat
happening
happiness
harassment
hardcover
harmony
hazardous
headquarters
heavily
heritage
highlighted
historic
history
holiday
holidays
holocaust
hopefully
horizon
horrible
hospital
hospitals
however
hurricane
hydraulic
hydrogen

4-syllable

helicopter
hepatitis
hierarchy
historical
horizontal
humanities
humanity
humidity
hypothesis

5-syllable

hospitality
hypothetical

6-syllable

humanitarian

Words without competing sounds

hack
had
hair
half
hall
ham
hand
hands
hang
hard
harm
hart
has
hash
hat
hate
hats
have
hawk
hay
head
heads
health
hear
heard
heart
hearts
heat
heath
heel
height
heights
held
help
helped
helps
hence
her
here
hey
hide
high
highs
hill
hills
him
hint
hints
hip
his
hit
hits
hold
holds
hole
holes
home
homes
hon
hong
hood
hook
hop
hope
hoped
hopes
horn
horse
hose
host
hosts
hot
house
how
hub
huge
hull
hung
hunt
hurt
who
whole
whom
whose
habits
hacker
hairy
halo
hamburg
hammer
handbags
handbook
handed
handheld
handle
handled
handles
handling
handmade
handy
hanging
happen
happened
happens
happy
harbor
harbour
harder
hardly
hardware
hardwood
harmful
harper
harry
harvest
haven
having
hazard
hazards
headed
header
headers
heading
headline
headlines
headphones
headset
healing
healthcare
healthy
hearing
hearings
heated
heater
heather
heating
heaven
heavy
hello
helmet
helpful
helping
henry
herald
hereby
herein
hero
heroes
herself
hidden
higher
highest
highland
highlight
highlights
highly
highway
highways
hiking
himself
hire
hired
hiring
hitting
hobbies
hobby
hockey
holder
holders
holding
holdings
holland
hollow
holly
holy
homeland
homeless
homepage
hometown
homework
honda
honey
hoping
hormone
horror
horses
hosted
hostel
hostels
hosting
hotel
hotels
hottest
household
households
houses
housewares
housewives
housing
human
humans
humor
hundred
hundreds
hunger
hungry
hunter
hunting
husband
hybrid
hygiene
wholesale
habitat
happening
happiness
harassment
hardcover
harmony
hazardous
headquarters
heavily
heritage
highlighted
historic
history
holiday
holidays
holocaust
hopefully
horizon
horrible
hospital
hospitals
however
hurricane
hydraulic
hydrogen
helicopter
hepatitis
hierarchy
historical
horizontal
humanities
humanity
humidity
hypothesis
hospitality
hypothetical
humanitarian

Frequently asked questions

How many words have /h/ in the initial position?: Our dictionary lists 249 initial /h/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
What are some example initial /h/ words?: Examples include hack, had, hair, half, hall, ham, hand, hands.
What does "initial /h/" mean?: It means the /h/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.
Which initial /h/ words have no competing sounds?: 249 of them contain /h/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.