Hyphenation of hyphens

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

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Definitions of hyphens:

1.	A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
2.	Divide or connect with a hyphen Hyphenate these words and names

Last hyphenations of this language

jugheads throat-latch monosiphonic gold-daubed dittograph jeopardy steepy gelasimus homopolic county geadephagous spiketail Craws flexographically Forty-six Jewhood graner fantasm Equity

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.