cyberpunk
/ˈsaɪ.bɚˌpʌŋk/noun
cyberpunk is spelled C-Y-B-E-R-P-U-N-K: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cyberpunk means “A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cyberpunk is cyberpunks.
How many letters and syllables are in cyberpunk?
| Letters | 9: C-Y-B-E-R-P-U-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 cyberpunk?
Cyberpunk appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 cyberpunk?
- UK /ˈsaɪ.bə.pʌŋk/
- US /ˈsaɪ.bɚˌpʌŋk/
Cyberpunk has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cyberpunk.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cyberpunk
- cyberpunks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cyberpunk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.
- 2
A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life.
The film The Matrix redefined what a cyberpunk looked like.
- 3
A writer of cyberpunk fiction.
- 4
A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cyberpunk?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cyberpunk: CP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cyberpunk in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sci-fi subgenre:
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 cyberpunk come from?
From cyber- + -punk, coined by American writer and software developer Bruce Bethke as the title of a 1983 short story, and later popularized by Gardner Dozois.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).