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shepherd

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

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

shepherd

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

shepherd 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, shepherd is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofshepherd

1noun
  • A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
  • Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
  • The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
  • A swain; a rustic male lover.
1verb
  • To watch over; to guide
  • For a player to obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

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