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payphone

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

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

payphone

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

payphone is a polysyllabic word with 2 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, payphone is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpayphone

1noun
  • A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

    Example: "I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldn't use the payphone to call a cab."

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