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potato

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

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “potato” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

potato

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

potato 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, potato is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpotato

1noun
  • The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
  • A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking
  • A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.
  • A mentally handicapped person.
  • An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

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