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pigeonholing

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

4 syllables
12 characters
English (US)
4syllables

pigeonholing

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

pigeonholing 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, pigeonholing is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpigeonholing

1verb
  • To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.

    Example: "Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek."

  • To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
1noun
  • The classification of disparate entities into categories, not always for the right reason
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