code: def syllabify(word):
      '''Syllabify the given word, whether simplex or complex.'''
      compound = not word.isalpha()
      syllabify = _syllabify_complex if compound else _syllabify_simplex
      syllabifications = list(syllabify(word))
  
      # if variation, order variants from most preferred to least preferred
      if len(syllabifications) > 1:
          syllabifications = rank(syllabifications)
  
      for word, rules in syllabifications:
          yield _post_process(word, rulesf syllabify(word):
      '''Syllabify the given word, whether simplex or complex.'''
      compound = not word.isalpha()
      syllabify = _syllabify_complex if compound else _syllabify_simplex
      syllabifications = list(syllabify(word))
  
      # if variation, order variants from most preferred to least preferred
      if len(syllabifications) > 1:
          syllabifications = rank(syllabifications)
  
      for word, rules in syllabifications:
          yield _post_process(word, rules)
docs: Syllabify the given word, whether simplex or complex.