Hyphenation of competent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word competent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

com-pe-tent

Definitions of competent:

1.	Properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient A competent typist
2.	Adequate for the purpose A competent performance
3.	Legally qualified or sufficient A competent court Competent testimony

Synonyms of competent:

adj	competent, able, capable, effective, efficient, qualified, workmanlike, capable, efficient, qualified, skilled
adj	adequate

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.