syllabification Syllabification: (syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion)Pronunciation: /səˌlabəfiˈkāSHən/ (also syllabication /səˈlabiˈkāSHən/)Definition of syllabification noun the division of words into syllables, either in speech or in writing. Derivatives syllabifyPronunciation: /səˈlabəˌfī/ verb (syllabifies, syllabifying, syllabified)syllabification in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of syllabification in the British & World English dictionary