Cyberattacke
[ˈsaɪ̯bɐʔaˌtakə]
The verdict
“Cyberattacke” 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, gezielter Angriff auf ein Computernetzwerk
Corpus desk
Index DE-cyberattacke · Cyberattacke · German
Cyberattacke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Cyberattacke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsaɪ̯bɐʔaˌtakə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Cyberattacke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Cyberattacke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsaɪ̯bɐʔaˌtakə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von außen durchgeführter, gezielter Angriff auf ein Computernetzwerk".
Cyberattacke has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Cyberattacke, spelled C-Y-B-E-R-A-T-T-A-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1von außen durchgeführter, gezielter Angriff auf ein Computernetzwerk
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Cyberattacke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei der Mitte Mai bekannt gewordenen Cyberattacke auf das Computernetzwerk des deutschen Bundestags handelt es sich nach Angaben der Grünen um einen "hochkarätigen Angriff von geheimdienstlicher Qualität".“
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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.