Hy-phen-ate Your Words

HyphenateIt is a practical app designed to provide quick and accurate hyphenation for any text. It's ideal for writers, editors, and students who need to ensure correct word breaks in their documents.

Example

Merriam Webster's Word of the Day

victuals

victuals is hyphenated as:

vict-uals

Syllables Count: 2
Characters Count: 8
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 8
Hyphens Count: 1

Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of victuals

victuals is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Food fit for human consumption.
noun
(in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.
noun
Grain of any kind.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To provide with food; to provision.
verb
To lay in food supplies.
verb
To eat.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.