H

French consonant

The letter H is always silent in French, yet there are two different types:

1. H muet, which acts like a vowel
2. H aspiré, which acts like a consonant

Click the links for more info as well as fairly complete lists of words that start with each type of H.

Par exemple…

the letter h
l’homme		man
heureux		happy
le hasard		chance
haut		high

 Related lessons

• Letter combinations: CH | PH | TCH | TH
• Silent letters
• Introduction to consonants
• French alphabet
   

 En español

• La letra h
   

 In italiano

• La lettera h
   

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