---
name: "voikkohyphenate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvoikko"
version: "4.3.3-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/voikkohyphenate"
---

# voikkohyphenate(1)

test program for Voikko hyphenator

## NAME

voikkohyphenate - test program for Voikko hyphenator

## SYNOPSIS

**voikkohyphenate** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**voikkohyphenate** is a test program for hyphenator functionality in libvoikko, library of language tools. It reads words from stdin (one word on a line) and prints them stdout in fully hyphenated form.

## OPTIONS

- **-s***c*

  Use *c* to separate syllables. By default - is used. If separator is set to a character other than -, all original characters of the hyphenated word are printed.

- **min\_hyphenated\_word\_length=***n*

  Set *n* as the minimun length for words to hyphenate.

- **no\_ugly\_hyphenation=***n*

  - **hyphenate\_unknown\_words=***n*

  Set the value of the specified boolean option. *n* can be either 0 (false) or 1 (true).

## SEE ALSO

**voikkospell** for common options of different Voikko test tools.

## AUTHOR

voikkohyphenate and this manual page were written by Harri Pitkänen (hatapitk@iki.fi).