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tennis

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

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

tennis

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

tennis 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, tennis is hyphenated as:

Definitions oftennis

1noun
  • A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
  • A match in this sport.
  • An earlier game in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racquet or with the open hand.
1verb
  • To play tennis.
  • To drive backward and forward like a tennis ball.
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