hh
\ho\
The verdict
“hh” is uncommon French (frequency #53,389 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a typographic variant. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,389
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Orthographe par contrainte typographique par système h de h.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hh |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Typographic variant |
| IPA | \ho\ |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #53,389 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hh” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hh is uncommon French at frequency #53,389 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as atypographic variant, transcribed \ho\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Orthographe par contrainte typographique par système h de h.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hh in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hh, spelled H-H.
Definition
- 1Orthographe par contrainte typographique par système h de h.
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.
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Using “hh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ho\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.