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Word entry · 5 letters

aitch

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"Name for H"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈeɪt͡ʃ/Sorted achitStarts with AEnds with H1 clues
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Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin script letter H/h.

Word origin

From Middle English ache, borrowed from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca. The source is unclear, but may descend from the vowelless alphabetic sequence ha ka 'H, K' (becoming [aka] when the [h] ceased to be pronounced), as K had low frequency in Late Latin. Doublet of ecchi.

Used in a sentence

  • The word hour is written with a silent aitch.
  • Cockneys drop their aitches.
  • The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.

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