hour

/ˈaʊ.ɚ/

nounhour

The H is silent—think: “An H is too quiet to be heard in an hour.”

Yes, it's hour. Remember the silent H: it’s spelled h-o-u-r but starts with the /aʊ/ sound.

Definitions

  1. nounA period of time equal to 60 minutes.
  2. nounA particular time of day (often used in the plural), especially for opening or working times.

Examples

  • “The movie is about an hour long.”
  • “We waited for an hour before the bus arrived.”
  • “The library’s hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.”

Synonyms

sixty minuteshrtimeperiodmoment

Translations

ES horaPT horaFR heure

Common misspellings

ourhowerhourehouerowrhourr

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