H

symbol

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The verdict

“H” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #410) as a symbol. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#410
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Symbole chimique de l’hydrogène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-h · H · French

H · rank #410 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #410
  • LEN-SHORT 1 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Base

Nearest frequency peer: Base (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “H”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “H” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

H vs ha
0% similar
H vs He
50% similar
H vs HD
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for H
PropertyValue
HeadwordH
LanguageFrench
Part of speechSymbol
Letters1
Frequency rank#410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “H” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Hse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Base » (#409), « journée » (#411), « amour » (#408). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for H is neighbouring look-alikes ("ha", "He", …), not just typos; it is asymbol. Frequency #410 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Gloss: "Symbole chimique de l’hydrogène.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for H, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ha", "He", "HD", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is H, spelled H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Symbole chimique de l’hydrogène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how H appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les produits de combustion peuvent alors contenir du combustible imbrûlé ou des corps comme le C, le H₂, le CO ou le OH.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "H"?
"H" is spelled H.
What does "H" mean?
As a symbol, "H" means: Symbole chimique de l’hydrogène.
What words are commonly confused with "H"?
"H" is commonly confused with "ha", "He", "HD". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "H" come from?
"H" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list