cybernaute

\si.bɛʁ.not\

/\si.bɛʁ.not\/ noun

The verdict

“cybernaute” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Internaute qui participe activement à la vie sur internet, par exemple en faisant partie d’une communauté, en y développant des relations, en y faisant de l’activisme politique, ou en y gagnant sa ...

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Index FR-cybernaute · cybernaute · French

cybernaute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cybernaute
PropertyValue
Headwordcybernaute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.bɛʁ.not\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cybernaute » en français

cybernautereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cybernaute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.bɛʁ.not\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Internaute qui participe activement à la vie sur internet, par exemple en faisant partie d’une communauté, en y développant des relations, en y faisant de l’activisme politique, ou en y gagnant sa ...".

cybernaute doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cybernaute, spelled C-Y-B-E-R-N-A-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Internaute qui participe activement à la vie sur internet, par exemple en faisant partie d’une communauté, en y développant des relations, en y faisant de l’activisme politique, ou en y gagnant sa vie, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Slim Amamou et El Aziz Amami, cybernautes très actifs contre la censure ont été également arrêtés jeudi, selon le journaliste opposant Sofiene Chourabi.
  2. Le Wiktionnaire, créé et maintenu par des cybernautes passionnés par les langues et par le partage de la connaissance, est un outil incontournable pour tous les internautes à la recherche du mot juste.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cybernaute"?
"cybernaute" is spelled C-Y-B-E-R-N-A-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \si.bɛʁ.not\.
What does "cybernaute" mean?
As a noun, "cybernaute" means: Internaute qui participe activement à la vie sur internet, par exemple en faisant partie d’une communauté, en y développant des relations, en y faisant de l’activisme politique, ou en y gagnant sa ...
How do you pronounce "cybernaute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cybernaute" is \si.bɛʁ.not\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cybernaute" come from?
"cybernaute" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list