ciberataque

noun

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 May 6, 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

Key facts for ciberataque
PropertyValue
Headwordciberataque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ciberataque” sits in Portuguese frequency

ciberataque falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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

  1. 1
    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

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 "ciberataque"?
"ciberataque" is spelled C-I-B-E-R-A-T-A-Q-U-E.
What does "ciberataque" mean?
As a noun, "ciberataque" means: 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
What language does "ciberataque" come from?
"ciberataque" is a Portuguese 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 “ciberataque”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-B-E-R-A-T-A-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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