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Hyphenation of pennsylvania

How to hyphenate pennsylvania

pennsylvania is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the precise hyphenation for the word you've entered. This method guarantees that your text is hyphenated correctly and conforms to established linguistic norms. pennsylvania is hyphenated as:

penn-syl-vania
Syllables Count
3
Characters Count
12
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
12
Hyphens Count
2
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: pe4n2n3s4yl1va2nia

What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.