English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “syntax”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for syntax is syn-tax, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
syn-tax
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result syn-tax The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordsyntax
Hyphenationsyn-tax
Break points1
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈsɪntaks
Meaning & usage

What does “syntax” mean?

syntax: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Headwordsyntax
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈsɪntaks
1
noun

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Example: “the syntax of English”

2
noun

the structure of statements in a computer language.

Word breaks

How “syntax” is split

syn·tax

For US English, the hyphenation result is syn-tax. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “syntax”

How do you hyphenate “syntax”?

In the US-English result used here, syntax is hyphenated as syn-tax.

Where can “syntax” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “syntax” mean?

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Can you use “syntax” in a sentence?

“the syntax of English”

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