Cyberangriff
[ˈsaɪ̯bɐˌʔanɡʁɪf]
The verdict
“Cyberangriff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von außen durchgeführter, gezielte Angriff auf ein Computernetzwerk
Corpus desk
Index DE-cyberangriff · Cyberangriff · German
Cyberangriff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cyberangriff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsaɪ̯bɐˌʔanɡʁɪf] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Cyberangriff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Cyberangriff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsaɪ̯bɐˌʔanɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von außen durchgeführter, gezielte Angriff auf ein Computernetzwerk".
Cyberangriff has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Cyberangriff, spelled C-Y-B-E-R-A-N-G-R-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1von außen durchgeführter, gezielte Angriff auf ein Computernetzwerk
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Cyberangriff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zuvor war bekannt geworden, dass bei einem Cyberangriff auf das Unternehmen offenbar die Daten von Millionen von Briten abgefischt worden waren.“
„Nach einem Cyberangriff wurden mehr als 400 Gigabyte Daten des italienischen Softwarelieferanten Hacking Team geleakt.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.