cyborg
/ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/
"cyborg" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cyborg” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,770
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A being which is part machine and part organic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cyborg · cyborg · English
cyborg · rank #21,770 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,770
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH curvature
Nearest frequency peer: curvature (-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 “cyborg”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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78,233 corpus weight
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78,232 corpus weight
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78,231 corpus weight
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78,230 corpus weight
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78,229 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cyborg” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cyborg |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #21,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cyborg” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around cyborg (IPA /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,770 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cyborg, with forms such as "cbyorg", "ccyborg", and "cybborg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960. The correct English form is cyborg, spelled C-Y-B-O-R-G.
Definition
- 1A being which is part machine and part organic.
- 2A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cyborg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything.
Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising.
Etymology
Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cbyorg
- ccyborg
- cybborg
- cybogr
- cyborgg
- cyborrg
- cybrog
- cyobrg
- cyyborg
- ycborg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cyborg - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cyborg", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
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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.