Hyphenation of confess

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word confess? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-fess

Definitions of confess:

1.	Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
2.	Admit (to a wrongdoing) She confessed that she had taken the money
3.	Confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Synonyms of confess:

verb	squeal, shrive, admit, acknowledge
verb	concede, profess, admit, acknowledge
verb	admit, acknowledge

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.