Hyphenation of confession

How to hyphenate confession

Because it is a word with a single syllable, confession is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

confession

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 10
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: confession

Definitions of confession

confession is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
Example: Without the real murderer's confession, an innocent person will go to jail.
noun
A formal document providing such an admission.
Example: He forced me to sign a confession!
noun
The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
Example: I went to confession and now I feel much better about what I had done.
noun
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
noun
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.