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Hyphenation for “flake”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “flake”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "flake" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “flake” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „flake“ ⟶ „flake“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "flake"

flake >> fleɪk

Definition: [noun] a small, flat, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece.
Example: he licked the flakes of croissant off his finger

Synonyms of "flake"

sliver | wafer | shaving | paring | peeling | chip | shard | scale | crumb | grain | speck | spillikin | fragment | scrap | shred | bit | particle | skelf | spall | lamina |

Definition: [noun] a crazy or eccentric person.

Synonyms of "flake"

Definition: [verb] come or fall away from a surface in flakes.
Example: the paint had been flaking off for years

Synonyms of "flake"

peel off | peel | chip | scale off | blister | come off | come off in layers | desquamate | exfoliate |

Definition: [verb] separate (food) into flakes or thin pieces.
Example: flake the fish

Synonyms of "flake"

Definition: [verb] fail to keep an appointment or fulfil a commitment, especially with little or no advance notice.
Example: a real friend won't ever flake on you

Synonyms of "flake"