Hyphenation of commutation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word commutation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

com-mu-ta-tion

Definitions of commutation:

1.	The travel of a commuter
2.	A warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
3.	(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
4.	The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help

Synonyms of commutation:

noun	commuting, travel, traveling, travelling
noun	warrant
noun	re-sentencing, clemency, mercifulness, mercy
noun	substitution, exchange, change

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.