ciphertext
/ˈsaɪfɚˌtɛkst/noun
ciphertext is spelled C-I-P-H-E-R-T-E-X-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ciphertext means “Encoded or encrypted text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ciphertext is ciphertexts.
How many letters and syllables are in ciphertext?
| Letters | 10: C-I-P-H-E-R-T-E-X-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ciphertext?
Ciphertext appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ciphertext?
- UK /ˈsaɪfəˌtɛkst/
- US /ˈsaɪfɚˌtɛkst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ciphertext.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ciphertext
- ciphertexts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ciphertext mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Encoded or encrypted text.
All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know they're in code.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ciphertext in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense encoded text:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Geheimtext |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ciphertext come from?
From cipher + text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).