Hyphenation of preference

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word preference? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pref-er-ence

Definitions of preference:

1.	A strong liking My own preference is for good literature The Irish have a penchant for blarney
2.	A predisposition in favor of something A predilection for expensive cars His sexual preferences Showed a Marxist orientation
3.	The right or chance to choose Given my druthers
4.	I'd eat cake
5.	Grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

Synonyms of preference:

noun	penchant, predilection, taste, liking
noun	predilection, orientation, predisposition
noun	druthers, option, alternative, choice
noun	advantage, vantage

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.