cyberbullying
noun, verb
cyberbullying is spelled C-Y-B-E-R-B-U-L-L-Y-I-N-G: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cyberbullying means “Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cyberbullying?
| Letters | 13: C-Y-B-E-R-B-U-L-L-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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).
What does cyberbullying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cyberbully
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cyberbullying in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bullying online:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cyberintimidation, cyber-intimidation, cyberharcèlement, cyber-harcèlement |
| German | Cyberbullying, Cyber-Bullying, Cybermobbing, Cyber-Mobbing, Netz-Mobbing, Internet-Schikane |
| Portuguese | cyberbullying, ciberbullying, assédio virtual, ciberassédio |
| Spanish | ciberacoso, cyberbullying, ciberbullying |
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 cyberbullying come from?
From cyber- + bullying.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).