| Non-Hyphenated | Examples | Hyphenated | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| the vowels of the diphthongs | mui-to
ca-dei-ra he-rói-co |
the vowels forming hiatus and the consecutive diphthongs | fe-é-ri-co
ra-i-nha sai-am |
| the
groups:
ia, ie, io, oa, ua, ue, uo |
fú-ria
sé-rie vá-rios té-nue |
the consecutive consonants pertaining to different syllables | ab-di-car
ac-tu-a-ção ins-tru-tor |
| the
consonantal combinations formed by
b, c, d, f, g, p, t, v followed by l or r (except the prefix sub) |
a-bri-go
pro-cla-mar em-pre-go pa-la-vró-rio a-dro |
the
letters of the dígraphs:
cç, rr, ss, sc, sç, xc |
ac-cio-nar
ter-ra mas-sa des-ça ex-ce-len-te |
| the groups pn, mn, ps in the beginnig of the syllables | pneu-mo-nia
psí-qui-co mne-mó-ni-ca |
Note:
In the compound words written with hyphen, the hyphen is repeated when it coincides with the end of line. |
vice-/-almirante
deita-/-te |
| the digraphs ch, lh, nh | ba-cha-rel
ma-lha-do ma-nhã |
||
| the groups gu and qu | al-guém
e-qua-dor |
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