cyberpunk
/ˈsaɪ.bə.pʌŋk/
"cyberpunk" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cyberpunk” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,798
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cyberpunk · cyberpunk · English
cyberpunk · rank #38,798 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,798
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH culpability
Nearest frequency peer: culpability (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “cyberpunk”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- crouched
crouched
61,207 corpus weight
- Crusoe
Crusoe
61,206 corpus weight
- crybaby
crybaby
61,205 corpus weight
- culpability
culpability
61,204 corpus weight
- cyberpunk
cyberpunk
61,203 corpus weight
- desegregati…
desegregation
61,201 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cyberpunk” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cyberpunk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsaɪ.bə.pʌŋk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #38,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cyberpunk” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around cyberpunk (IPA /ˈsaɪ.bə.pʌŋk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,798 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for cyberpunk, with forms such as "cbyerpunk", "ccyberpunk", and "cybberpunk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: 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. The correct English form is cyberpunk, spelled C-Y-B-E-R-P-U-N-K.
Definition
- 1A 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.
- 2A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life.
- 3A writer of cyberpunk fiction.
- 4A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.
Etymology
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.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cbyerpunk
- ccyberpunk
- cybberpunk
- cybeprunk
- cyberpnuk
- cyberppunk
- cyberpukn
- cyberpunkk
- cyberpunnk
- cyberrpunk
- cyberupnk
- cybrepunk
- cyebrpunk
- cyyberpunk
- ycberpunk
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cyberpunk - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cyberpunk", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
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.