cybersex

noun

"cybersex" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cybersex” is uncommon English (frequency #92,507 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,507
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cybersex · cybersex · English

cybersex · rank #92,507 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,507
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH curdle

Nearest frequency peer: curdle (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “cybersex”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cybersex” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cybersex
PropertyValue
Headwordcybersex
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,507
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cybersex” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cybersexfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “curdle” (#92,506), “cyberwarfare” (#92,508), “cultish” (#92,505). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cybersex” is #92,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cybersex is uncommon English at frequency #92,507 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.".

cybersex doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cyber- + sex. The correct English form is cybersex, spelled C-Y-B-E-R-S-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cybersex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He went to his office and logged online to have cybersex for more than six hours.

Etymology

From cyber- + sex.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cybersex"?
"cybersex" is spelled C-Y-B-E-R-S-E-X.
What does "cybersex" mean?
As a noun, "cybersex" means: A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.
What is the origin of the word "cybersex"?
From cyber- + sex. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cybersex", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list