HyphenateIt
Word Analysis

guinea

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "guinea" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
1syllable

guinea

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

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

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.

Definitions ofguinea

1noun
  • A person of Italian descent.
  • A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
1noun
  • Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.
Open AI Chat