Hyphenation of ratchet

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

ratch-et

Definitions of ratchet:

1.	Mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
2.	Move by degrees in one direction only A ratcheting lopping tool

Synonyms of ratchet:

noun	rachet, ratch, mechanical device
verb	rachet up, ratchet down, advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

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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.