ciberataque
The verdict
“ciberataque” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ataque realizado por meio de sistemas computacionais ou redes, com o objetivo de comprometer, danificar, invadir ou obter acesso não autorizado a dados, infraestrutura digital ou serviços tecnológicos
Corpus desk
Index PT-ciberataque · ciberataque · Portuguese
ciberataque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ciberataque |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ciberataque” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ciberataque is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ataque realizado por meio de sistemas computacionais ou redes, com o objetivo de comprometer, danificar, invadir ou obter acesso não autorizado a dados, infraestrutura digital ou serviços tecnológicos".
ciberataque doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ciberataque, spelled C-I-B-E-R-A-T-A-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1ataque realizado por meio de sistemas computacionais ou redes, com o objetivo de comprometer, danificar, invadir ou obter acesso não autorizado a dados, infraestrutura digital ou serviços tecnológicos
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ciberataque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um ciberataque pode afetar empresas, governos e usuários comuns, causando prejuízos financeiros e vazamento de informações
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.