Hyphenation of malaprop

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

ma-la-prop

Definitions of malaprop:

1.	The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

Synonyms of malaprop:

noun	malapropism, misstatement

Last hyphenations of this language

semi-idleness spiritualiser orthophosphate contrafagotto drillmaster strategic Snowmobiling els trick-o-the-loop paramecia angelate Hylomys CLEANup contractus signiory Possessive stolport disfavor Schleswig-Holstein

Hyphenator

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