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hurricane

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

3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

hurricane

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

hurricane 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, hurricane is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofhurricane

1noun
  • A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
  • A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm
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