natürlich

[naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]

/[naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“natürlich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#222
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich auf die Natur beziehend, naturgemäß, in der Natur vorkommend

Corpus desk

Index DE-naturlich · natürlich · German

natürlich · rank #222 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #222
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH jeder

Nearest frequency peer: jeder (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „natürlich“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „natürlich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

natürlich vs natürliche
90% similar
natürlich vs natürlichen
82% similar
natürlich vs natürlicher
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for natürlich
PropertyValue
Headwordnatürlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#222
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „natürlich“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).natürlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jeder“ (#221), „etwa“ (#220), „6“ (#224). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „natürlich“ bei #222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around natürlich (IPA [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #222 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for natürlich, with forms such as "antürlich", "natrülich", and "nattürlich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "natürliche", "natürlichen", "natürlicher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is natürlich, spelled N-A-T-Ü-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich auf die Natur beziehend, naturgemäß, in der Natur vorkommend
  2. 2
    nicht entfremdet, der Natur von etwas entsprechend, sich auf diese beziehend
  3. 3
    dem Gesetz der Natur entsprechend
  4. 4
    selbstverständlich, klar
  5. 5
    einfach, ungezwungen
  6. 6
    unehelich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die natürlichen Ressourcen sind begrenzt.
  2. Dieser Bergkamm zieht eine natürliche Grenze.

Synonyms

naturartignaturbelassennaturbezogennaturmäßignaturgemäßunbehandeltechtgrünjungfräulichnaturbelassennaturelloriginalunbehandeltunverändertunverdorbenunverfälschtunverfremdetnormalklarselbstverständlicheinfachungezwungenunverbildet

Antonyms

schöpfungswidrigunnatürlichwidernatürlichkünstlichaffektiertmanieriert

This word in other languages

natural(English)natural(Español)naturel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • antürlich
  • natrülich
  • nattürlich
  • natülrich
  • natürilch
  • natürlcih
  • natürlicch
  • natürlichh
  • natürlihc
  • natürllich
  • natürrlich
  • naütrlich
  • nnatürlich
  • ntaürlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of natürlich - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

antürlich2natrülich2nattürlich1natülrich2natürilch2natürlcih2natürlicch1natürlichh1
Edit distance from "natürlich"

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 "natürlich"?
"natürlich" is spelled N-A-T-Ü-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç].
What does "natürlich" mean?
As an adjective, "natürlich" means: sich auf die Natur beziehend, naturgemäß, in der Natur vorkommend
What words are commonly confused with "natürlich"?
"natürlich" is commonly confused with "natürliche", "natürlichen", "natürlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "natürlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "natürlich" is [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "natürlich" come from?
"natürlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deutschen#197besonders#320überhaupt#400ebenfalls#407

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

allerdings14 variantsSeptember14 variantsverstehen14 variantsinsgesamt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list