cyber-
/ˈsaɪbə/
"cyber" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cyber-” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cyber- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /ˈsaɪbə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cyber-” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cyber- is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed /ˈsaɪbə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cyber-, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cybernetic. The correct English form is cyber-, spelled C-Y-B-E-R--.
Definition
- 1Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.
Etymology
From cybernetic.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “cyber-”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-Y-B-E-R-- - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.