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hyphen vs en dash

en dash vs hyphen

hyphen and en dash both are nouns.

hyphen is a verb but en dash is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hyphen Yes No Yes No
en dash Yes No No No
As nouns, en dash is a hyponym of hyphen; that is, en dash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hyphen:
  • hyphen: a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
  • en dash: a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash.
hyphen (noun) en dash (noun)
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash.
hyphen (verb) en dash (verb)
divide or connect with a hyphen
Difference between hyphen and en dash

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