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.
scapegoat is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 2
- Characters Count
- 9
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 9
- Hyphens Count
- 1
Definitions of scapegoat
scapegoat is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounIn the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
- nounSomeone punished for the error or errors of someone else.
Example: He is making me a scapegoat.
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
- verbTo blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.
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.