Hyphenation of penal

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

pe-nal

Definitions of penal:

1.	Of or relating to punishment Penal reform Penal code
2.	Serving as or designed to impose punishment Penal servitude
3.	Subject to punishment by law A penal offense

Synonyms of penal:

adj	social control
adj	punitive, punitory
adj	punishable, illegal

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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.