cybersécurité

\si.bɛʁ.se.ky.ʁi.te\

/\si.bɛʁ.se.ky.ʁi.te\/ noun

The verdict

“cybersécurité” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,306
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État d’un système d’information qui résiste aux cyberattaques et aux pannes accidentelles survenant dans le cyberespace. La cybersécurité est assurée par la cyberprotection ainsi que, dans le cas d...

Key facts for cybersécurité
PropertyValue
Headwordcybersécurité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.bɛʁ.se.ky.ʁi.te\
Letters13
Frequency rank#29,306
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cybersécurité” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cybersécurité lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around cybersécurité (IPA \si.bɛʁ.se.ky.ʁi.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,306 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "État d’un système d’information qui résiste aux cyberattaques et aux pannes accidentelles survenant dans le cyberespace. La cybersécurité est assurée par la cyberprotection ainsi que, dans le cas d...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for cybersécurité, with forms such as "cbyersécurité", "ccybersécurité", and "cybbersécurité". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cybersécurité, spelled C-Y-B-E-R-S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’un système d’information qui résiste aux cyberattaques et aux pannes accidentelles survenant dans le cyberespace. La cybersécurité est assurée par la cyberprotection ainsi que, dans le cas d’un État, par la cyberdéfense.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cbyersécurité
  • ccybersécurité
  • cybbersécurité
  • cyberrsécurité
  • cyberscéurité
  • cybersecurite
  • cyberssécurité
  • cyberséccurité
  • cybersécruité
  • cybersécuirté
  • cybersécuritté
  • cybersécuriét
  • cybersécurrité
  • cybersécurtié
  • cyberséucrité
  • cyberéscurité
  • cybesrécurité
  • cybresécurité
  • cyebrsécurité
  • cyybersécurité
  • ycbersécurité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cybersécurité - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cbyersécurité2ccybersécurité1cybbersécurité1cyberrsécurité1cyberscéurité2cybersecurite2cyberssécurité1cyberséccurité1
Edit distance from "cybersécurité"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cybersécurité"?
"cybersécurité" is spelled C-Y-B-E-R-S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \si.bɛʁ.se.ky.ʁi.te\.
What does "cybersécurité" mean?
As a noun, "cybersécurité" means: État d’un système d’information qui résiste aux cyberattaques et aux pannes accidentelles survenant dans le cyberespace. La cybersécurité est assurée par la cyberprotection ainsi que, dans le cas d...
What are common misspellings of "cybersécurité"?
Common misspellings include "cbyersécurité", "ccybersécurité", "cybbersécurité", "cyberrsécurité", "cyberscéurité". The correct spelling is "cybersécurité".
How do you pronounce "cybersécurité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cybersécurité" is \si.bɛʁ.se.ky.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cybersécurité" come from?
"cybersécurité" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “cybersécurité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-Y-B-E-R-S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \si.bɛʁ.se.ky.ʁi.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list