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barley-sugar

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "barley-sugar" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
12 characters
English (US)
3syllables

barley-sugar

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

barley-sugar is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, barley-sugar is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbarley-sugar

1noun
  • A traditional British boiled sweet, yellow or orange in colour, with an extract of barley added as flavouring.
1adjective
  • Very sweet; harmless.
  • Twisted helically.
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