syllabify

[si-lab-uh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

syllabified, syllabifying 

1. to form or divide into syllables.

syllabify

/ sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables

Other Word Forms

• syllabification noun
• missyllabification noun
• missyllabify verb (used with object)
• unsyllabified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabify¹

From the New Latin word syllabificāre, dating back to 1860–65. See syllable, -ify

Example Sentences

What I most enjoyed was syllabifying the music to French, as I had done for Russian in Les Noces, and for Latin in Oedipus Rex.

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Varying methods of syllabifying are also responsible for noteworthy acoustic differences.

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