cybersex
/ˈsaɪbɚsɛks/noun, verb
cybersex is spelled C-Y-B-E-R-S-E-X: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cybersex?
| Letters | 8: C-Y-B-E-R-S-E-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cybersex?
Cybersex appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 cybersex?
- US /ˈsaɪbɚsɛks/
Cybersex has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cybersex.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cybersex
- cybersexes present, singular, he/she/it
- cybersexing participle, present
- cybersexed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cybersex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
He went to his office and logged online to have cybersex for more than six hours.
verb
- 1
To exchange explicit sexual experiences online by means of text or multimedia.
- 2
To engage in sexual activity, usually masturbation, while communicating online with another person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cybersex in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense virtual sexual encounter:
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 cybersex come from?
From cyber- + sex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).