Hyphenation of syllables

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

syl-la-bles

Definitions of syllables :

1.	A unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme The word `pocket' has two syllables

Last hyphenations of this language

motion unite Poussin untautological enrapted lakist landlubbers obscenity usurious shine absolutize clockworks preconsultation relightener turgid lampases graupel chintziness pigsnies

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.