Hyphenation of headword

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word headword? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

head-word

Definitions of headword:

1.	A content word that can be qualified by a modifier
2.	A word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)

Synonyms of headword:

noun	head word, content word, open-class word
noun	word

Last hyphenations of this language

invigilating discovers self-respect adenoacanthoma unsmudged summarist sea-snail machicoulis Hypoxylon bruisewort papaya diminue asclepin dish-headed Cyclops unjudicially Bina hild metaphoric

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.