aitch
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Aitch is the name of the letter H when spoken aloud or written out.
It appears most often in the phrase drop one's aitches, referring to the habit of not pronouncing the H sound at the beginning of words—a feature associated with certain British dialects and sometimes used as a marker of social class.
The word itself demonstrates the phenomenon it describes, since aitch begins with a vowel sound rather than the H it names.
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- voicelessHaving no voice
- glottalOf the throat opening
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- consonantIn agreement with
phoneme · articulation · phonology · digraph · palatal · transcription · allophone · airflow
Eighth letter, lowercase
- eighthOrdinal for eight
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- glyphVisual form of character
grapheme · uppercase · lowercase · symbol · notation · inscription · text · writing
Regional speech pattern
- dialectRegional language variety
- mispronunciationIncorrect vocal rendering
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
diction · speech · pronounce · regional · variation · hypercorrection
Lettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
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aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
consonant · phoneme · articulation · phonology · digraph · palatal · transcription · allophone · airflow · breath
h
Eighth letter, lowercase
glyph · grapheme · uppercase · lowercase · symbol · notation · inscription · text · writing · print
accent
Regional speech pattern
- dialectRegional language variety
- mispronunciationIncorrect vocal rendering
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
elocution · diction · speech · pronounce · regional · variation · hypercorrection
typeface
Lettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
calligraphy · handwriting · script · cursive · italic · bold · typeset · typesetting · kerning · ligature