Spell words in Spanish with the letter H (2024)

There is one letter in Spanish that confuses both native speakers and new learners: H. Because it is the only silent letter in Spanish, it can be quite confusing to remember which words are spelled with an H. Do not worry! That's why we've put together several lists so you can spell words in Spanish with this letter.

The silent helpers

Before we look at some spelling words in Spanish, let's first learn about the Spanish H. You may be wondering why a letter exists if it doesn't make a sound. That's a good point, but the H is a silent helper for the other letters.

• When H follows a C, they make a "ch" sound together. (Learn more aboutCH staafordin Spanish in our blog post.)
• The h at the beginning of a word can distinguish two words that sound the same.
  • HalloInolais pronounced the same, but the H lets us know when we're talking about a wave or saying hello.
• An H in the middle of a word often separates two vowels, so they each have a voice. When two vowels are next to each other, they often form one sound. (You can read more about this in ourdiphthong blog post.)
  • Vehicle– here the H separatesevanI.If it wasn't spelled with an H, it would be pronouncedbai-coo-lohinstead ofbay-ee-coo-loh.
• An H in the middle of a word also separates double vowels or two strong vowels. This helps with pronunciation when we read and helps us separate sounds and syllables correctly.
  • BasilIncould beare both examples of the silent H separating two strong vowels. Instead of the vowels blending together (or in the case ofbasilonly pronounces 3 as instead of 4), the H reminds us to pronounce each vowel separately.
• You can also find an H in the middle of a word when a prefix comes before a base word that originally starts with H.
  • bad moodIndeshonrarboth have prefixes:mal-Invan-respectively. The base words retain the H despite the extra letters.

As you can see, the Spanish H is not a useless, silent letter. It is important for correct understanding and pronunciation. It is a silent helper.

Spelling Words in Spanish: H-

You are now ready to start spelling words in Spanish with the silent H! Always remember to practice spelling these words out loud. This will help you remember the Spanish letter names and commit the spelling to memory much faster. Start with the small words and work your way up to the longer words. To help you get started, here are the letter names for the most common letters in the spelling words below.

H -ach

A -Ah

E –is

i -In

O –Oh

U –In

There are also several words in the spelling lists that have an accent above a vowel. To indicate that a letter has an accent, you can use one of the following sentences:

...with an accent in [letter]…with an accent mark on [letter]

…[letter] met accent…[letter] with an accent mark

HA- Word

3 letterwoorden

4 letterwoorden

5 letterwoorden

6 letterwoorden

HE-Ord

4 letterwoorden

5 letterwoorden

6 letterwoorden

7 letterwoorden

Hello- Word

4 letterwoorden

5 letterwoorden

6 letterwoorden

7 letterwoorden

8 letterwoorden

HO-Ord

3 letterwoorden

4 letterwoorden

5 letterwoorden

6 letterwoorden

7 letterwoorden

8 letterwoorden

HU-Ord

3 letterwoorden

4 letterwoorden

5 letterwoorden

6 letterwoorden

7 letterwoorden

8 letterwoorden

Spell words in Spanish with an H in the middle

3 letterwoorden

4 letterwoorden

5 letterwoorden

6 letterwoorden

7 letterwoorden

8 letterwoorden

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