Hyphenation of rudder

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

rud-der

Definitions of rudder:

1.	A hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
2.	(nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

Synonyms of rudder:

noun	airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
noun	steering system, steering mechanism

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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.