cypherpunk
cy·pher·punk/ˈsʌɪfəpʌŋk/noun
cypherpunk is spelled C-Y-P-H-E-R-P-U-N-K: 10 letters and 3 syllables (cy·pher·punk). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cypherpunk means “A person with an interest in encryption and privacy, especially one who uses encrypted email” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cypherpunk is cypherpunks.
How many letters and syllables are in cypherpunk?
| Letters | 10: C-Y-P-H-E-R-P-U-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cy·pher·punk |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 cypherpunk?
Cypherpunk appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 cypherpunk?
- /ˈsʌɪfəpʌŋk/
Cypherpunk has 3 syllables, split cy·pher·punk in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-cypherpunk.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cypherpunk
- cypherpunks plural
- cipherpunk rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cypherpunk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person with an interest in encryption and privacy, especially one who uses encrypted email.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cypherpunk come from?
Blend of cipher + cyberpunk, coined by American hacker and author Jude Milhon (St. Jude) in 1992.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).