Natur

/[naˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#998

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Natur is aGermannoun. It means: Welt der Natur (im Gegensatz zu der durch den Menschen geschaffenen Welt der Kultur) Pronounced [naˈtuːɐ̯]. It ranks #998 in German word frequency. Often confused with nur and Notar.

Key facts for Natur
PropertyValue
HeadwordNatur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[naˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#998
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Natur in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Natur is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈtuːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #998 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Natur, with forms such as "antur", "natru", and "nattur". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "nur", "Notar", "nature", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Natur, spelled N-A-T-U-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Welt der Natur (im Gegensatz zu der durch den Menschen geschaffenen Welt der Kultur)
  2. 2
    Gebiet, in das der Mensch überhaupt nicht oder nur wenig gestaltend und verändernd eingegriffen hat
  3. 3
    geistige, seelische oder körperliche Charakteristika und Eigenheiten von Personen oder Tieren beziehungsweise deren gesamtes Wesen
  4. 4
    generelle Beschaffenheit einer Sache oder eines Sachverhaltes

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: antur,natru,nattur,naturr,nautr,nnatur,ntaur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Natur

Misspelling Variants of "Natur"

antur5natru5nattur6naturr6nautr5nnatur6ntaur5
Misspelling Variants of "Natur"

Frequency rank: #998 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Natur"?
"Natur" is spelled N-A-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Natur" mean?
As a noun, "Natur" means: Welt der Natur (im Gegensatz zu der durch den Menschen geschaffenen Welt der Kultur)
What words are commonly confused with "Natur"?
"Natur" is commonly confused with "nur", "Notar", "nature". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Natur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Natur" is [naˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Natur" come from?
"Natur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.