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h

German, noun

h is spelled H (one letter) and appears 209 times per million words in written German, the 409th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). H is a German neuter noun meaning “alternative letter-case form of H” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, H is a different word: “H”. On this page, H. is a different word: “abbreviation of Haft”. On this page, h. is a different word: “abbreviation of heiliger m (“holy”)”.

What does h mean in English?

letter

  1. 1

    neuterThe eighth letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.

noun

  1. 1

    neuteralternative letter-case form of H

noun

  1. 1

    hour

    15:30 h

letter

as H
  1. 1

    neuterThe eighth letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.

noun

as H
  1. 1

    neuterH

noun

as H
  1. 1

    neuterB

noun

as H.
  1. 1

    abbreviation of Haft

  2. 2

    abbreviation of Haftung

  3. 3

    abbreviation of Halt

  4. 4

    abbreviation of Handel

  5. 5

    abbreviation of Handschrift

  6. 6

    abbreviation of Haus

  7. 7

    abbreviation of Heck

  8. 8

    abbreviation of Heft: №

adjective

as h.
  1. 1

    abbreviation of heiliger m (“holy”)

  2. 2

    abbreviation of heilige f (“holy”)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

letter: 1. achter Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets 2. Tonbezeichnung (IPA: [haː] H⁽ᴵⁿᶠᵒ⁾) 3. Tonartbezeichnung (IPA: [ˈhaːˈduɐ̯])

noun: 1. Heroin

abbreviation: 1. eine Haltestelle 2. Kfz-Kennzeichen, Suffix auf dem Nummernschild für historisch bei Oldtimern 3. deutsches Kfz-Kennzeichen für die Region Hannover 4. der Herr beziehungsweise Herren

abbreviation: 1. Einheitenpräfix Hekto (das hundertfache) bei den Einheiten Liter und Pascal, sonst unüblich 2. Stunde 3. Zeichen für h-Moll 4. Formelzeichen für das Plancksche Wirkungsquantum

letter: 1. Minuskel des 8. Buchstabens des lateinischen Alphabets 2. 7. Ton der Grund-(C-Dur-)Tonleiter

abbreviation: 1. erster Buchstabe eines Vor- oder Nachnamens; Initiale eines Namens 2. Haft 3. Haftung 4. Halt

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of h

  • H uppercase
  • hs plural
  • h lowercase
  • Hs plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to h

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is h in German?

h appears 209 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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