cryptanalysis

Questions about cryptanalysis

What does cryptanalysis mean?

cryptanalysis means "the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms".

How many syllables are in cryptanalysis?

cryptanalysis has 5 syllables: cryp-ta-na-ly-sis. The stress falls on "na".

What is another word for cryptanalysis?

Close synonyms include cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cryptanalysis a common word?

cryptanalysis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.