Natur
German, noun[naˈtuːɐ̯]
Natur is spelled N-A-T-U-R (5 letters) and appears 87 times per million words in written German, the 999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Natur is a German feminine noun meaning “nature (the natural world)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Welt der Natur (im Gegensatz zu der durch den Menschen geschaffenen Welt der Kultur)”.
What does Natur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenature (the natural world)
Wissenschaft ist das Studium der Natur.
- 2
femininewilderness, the wild, natural scenery
- 3
femininedisposition, constitution, essence
- 4
femininetemperament, temper, frame of mind
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Welt der Natur (im Gegensatz zu der durch den Menschen geschaffenen Welt der Kultur) 2. Gebiet, in das der Mensch überhaupt nicht oder nur wenig gestaltend und verändernd eingegriffen hat 3. geistige, seelische oder körperliche Charakteristika und Eigenheiten von Personen oder Tieren beziehungsweise deren gesamtes Wesen 4. generelle Beschaffenheit einer Sache oder eines Sachverhaltes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Natur
- Naturen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Natur?
- [naˈtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Natur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Natur in German?
Natur appears 87 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).