Naturalien

[natuˈʁaːli̯ən]

/[natuˈʁaːli̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Naturalien” is uncommon German (frequency #64,555 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,555
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse oder andere Naturprodukte

Corpus desk

Index DE-naturalien · Naturalien · German

Naturalien · rank #64,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,555
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Namensnennung

Nearest frequency peer: Namensnennung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Naturalien“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Naturalien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Naturalien
PropertyValue
HeadwordNaturalien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[natuˈʁaːli̯ən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Naturalien“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Naturalienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Namensnennung“ (#64,554), „Naturphilosophie“ (#64,556), „nahegelegene“ (#64,553). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Naturalien“ bei #64,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Naturalien is uncommon German at frequency #64,555 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [natuˈʁaːli̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Naturalien, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Naturalien, spelled N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse oder andere Naturprodukte
  2. 2
    Euphemistisch für Transaktionen, wo Sex als Gegenleistung verlangt oder angeboten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Naturalien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In Krisenzeiten wird beim Bezahlen gerne auf Naturalien zurückgegriffen.
  2. „Die Lieferung in Naturalien bleibt bestehen.“

Synonyms

Naturprodukt

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Naturalien"?
"Naturalien" is spelled N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [natuˈʁaːli̯ən].
What does "Naturalien" mean?
As a noun, "Naturalien" means: landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse oder andere Naturprodukte
How do you pronounce "Naturalien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Naturalien" is [natuˈʁaːli̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Naturalien" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Naturalien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neuartiges#64,559muskulösen#64,544observiert#64,574Mogadischu#64,531

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list