how to pronounce h

/ˈɛɪtʃ/

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h is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of h in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… been open since george h.w bush and so i …”

meanings of h

noun:

A pencil of grade H.
Abbreviation of hexadecimal (following a number).
Abbreviation of heroin.
Hentai.
Abbreviation of hits.
Abbreviation of home phone.
Abbreviation of hour (particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongside International System of Units units).
A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead.
Abbreviation of hit, the number of hits by a player.
Abbreviation of half-year.

adjective:

Abbreviation of high |in reference to a dialect's social status.
Abbreviation of hard in reference to a grade of pencil lead.
Abbreviation of hinged.

character:

The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

numeral:

The ordinal number eighth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

interjection:

Used as a filler response when one does not have a response to use. Almost always used by itself.

adverb:

Synonym of AH: in the year of the Hegira, used to mark dates employing the Islamic calendar.

h frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word h occurs in english on average 45 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.