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hierarchy

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

4 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
4syllables

hierarchy

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

hierarchy is a polysyllabic word with 4 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, hierarchy is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofhierarchy

1noun
  • A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
  • A social, religious, economic or political system or organization in which people or groups of people are ranked with some superior to others based on their status, authority or some other trait.
  • Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.
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