Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyphenating

/hˈaɪfənˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
hy-phen-at-ing
IPA
/hˈaɪfənˌeɪtɪŋ/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hyphenate

Questions

How do you pronounce hyphenating?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaɪfənˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does hyphenating mean?
present participle and gerund of hyphenate

How to pronounce hyphenating

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