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 September 3, 2026) - Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cyber · cyber- · English
cyber- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | cyber- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /ˈsaɪbə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cyber-” in English
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.