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Medial H Words for Speech Therapy

37 medial h words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 37 contain the target sound without competing sounds.

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Target /h/ · Medial
/h/
01ahead
02behalf
03behind
04childhood
05enhance
06enhanced
07greenhouse
08handheld
verified/h/: 37 words · competing-free 37

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Word list

2-syllable

  • ahead
  • behalf
  • behind
  • childhood
  • enhance
  • enhanced
  • greenhouse
  • handheld
  • household
  • households
  • perhaps
  • redhead
  • rehab
  • shanghai
  • somehow
  • warehouse
  • yahoo

3-syllable

  • alcohol
  • behavior
  • behaviour
  • enhancement
  • enhancements
  • enhancing
  • likelihood
  • manhattan
  • neighborhood
  • overhead
  • pantyhose
  • shareholders
  • stakeholders
  • vehicle
  • vehicles

4-syllable

  • behavioral
  • comprehensive
  • inherited
  • prohibited

6-syllable

  • rehabilitation

Words without competing sounds

  • ahead
  • behalf
  • behind
  • childhood
  • enhance
  • enhanced
  • greenhouse
  • handheld
  • household
  • households
  • perhaps
  • redhead
  • rehab
  • shanghai
  • somehow
  • warehouse
  • yahoo
  • alcohol
  • behavior
  • behaviour
  • enhancement
  • enhancements
  • enhancing
  • likelihood
  • manhattan
  • neighborhood
  • overhead
  • pantyhose
  • shareholders
  • stakeholders
  • vehicle
  • vehicles
  • behavioral
  • comprehensive
  • inherited
  • prohibited
  • rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions

How many words have /h/ in the medial position?
Our dictionary lists 37 medial /h/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
What are some example medial /h/ words?
Examples include ahead, behalf, behind, childhood, enhance, enhanced, greenhouse, handheld.
What does "medial /h/" mean?
It means the /h/ sound falls in the medial position of the word.
Which medial /h/ words have no competing sounds?
37 of them contain /h/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.