Hyphenation of hyphenation

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

hy-phen-ation

Definitions of hyphenation:

1.	Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
2.	Connecting syllables and words by hyphens

Synonyms of hyphenation:

noun	word division, division
noun	punctuation

Last hyphenations of this language

idiocrasis arteriogenesis Corsican sparada collectors carretela Unrolling Raskin Elliott bonhommie Botryllidae overwooded Canovanas dignifying eyebrows irretention morbidity neuronic shofroth

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.